2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 343

CHAPTER NUMBER: 143 File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: HB 254/97 - ENV
Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers and First Responders

Synopsis:

Requiring designated hospital infectious disease/communicable disease officers to order tests to be conducted in a specified manner and in accordance with specified recommendations on blood samples or other body fluids of hospital patients for the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); establishing an exception for HIV tests conducted under the Act to the requirement that informed consent be obtained before conducting an HIV test; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/12
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order p.m. session (Delegate Madaleno) Adopted
3/21
Floor Amendment (Delegate Madaleno) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Madaleno)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Madaleno) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
4/2
Returned Passed
4/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 143
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AIDS
CHEMICAL TESTS
DISCLOSURE
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 18-336 , 18-338.1 , 18-338.1 , 18-338.3 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 073025/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 5:43 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 346784/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 823226/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 5:48 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (135-1)
Senate
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)