2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 827

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 718
Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, Goldwater, Moe, Parrott, Stull, Zirkin, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers

Synopsis:

Requiring specified individuals in a hospital to order tests on a blood sample already obtained from a patient for the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) under specified circumstances; requiring specified individuals in a hospital to order tests to be conducted on blood samples of specified public safety workers for the presence of antibodies to HIV under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/2
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate Action
4/7
First Reading Senate Rules
4/11
Re-referred Finance
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AIDS
CHEMICAL TESTS
CIRCUIT COURTS
DISCLOSURE
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
FIRE PROTECTION
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PETITIONS
PRIVACY
REPORTS
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 18-338.3 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 446780/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: Noon     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)