SENATE BILL 349

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 769

Sponsored By:

Senator McFadden

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

Senate Action

2/1

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/14

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Third Reading Passed (41-5)

4/1

Returned Passed

House Action

3/19

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/28

Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.

4/4

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/29

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/30

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

4/24

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 146

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, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

Senate

Number: 794737/02     Offered on: March 20, 2007   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (41-5)

House

March 30, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)