File Code: Public Safety
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Pugh, Britt, Colburn, Exum, Gladden, Harris, Jones, McFadden,
Middleton, and Muse
- Entitled:
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Correctional Services - Inmates - Mandatory Health Testing
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to
test or provide for the testing of inmates in State correctional
facilities for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the
hepatitis C virus within 30 days after the inmate is admitted to a
State correctional facility and before the inmate is released from the
facility; providing that agents and employees of the Department are
immune from liability under the Act under specified circumstances; and
requiring the Secretary of the Department to adopt regulations.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AIDS
- Chemical Tests
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution
- Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
- Privacy
- Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
- Rules and Regulations
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Correctional Services
- (
2-119
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered