2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 769

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 349
Sponsored By:
Delegates Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Disease Prevention - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program

Synopsis:

Establishing the Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program in the Baltimore City Health Department; providing for the purpose of the Program; authorizing specified health care providers to dispense or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to the sexual partners of patients diagnosed with specified sexually transmitted diseases without making a physical assessment of the patient's partner; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/7
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Baltimore City
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Nurses
Physician Assistants
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 18-214.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 646683/01     Offered on: March 23, 2007   at: 5:10 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 21, 2007: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (45-2)