File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Glenn, Jones, Kullen,
Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled:
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Women's Health - HIV Testing and Infant Mortality Reduction
Requiring pregnant women to be tested for the presence of HIV at
specified times during the pregnancy; providing that a pregnant woman
may decline to be tested for the presence of HIV; requiring the
declination to be tested for the presence of HIV to be documented in
the woman's medical record; providing that a woman may not be denied
testing for the presence of HIV based on her economic status;
requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a
work group to study infant mortality in the State; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/7
- Hearing cancelled
- 3/11
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AIDS
- Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Health -see also- Mental Health
- Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Minorities -see also- Women
- Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
- Pregnancy
- Privacy
- Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
- Reports
- Women
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
18-338.2
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered