File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 826  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V.
Turner
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment
 
Altering requirements for health care providers to obtain informed
consent for HIV testing; establishing procedures for referral for
treatment and supportive services for individuals who test positive;
requiring specified health care providers to notify pregnant women
that they will be tested for HIV infection as part of routine tests;
requiring specified health care providers to advise pregnant women
that they have the right to refuse the test for HIV infection without
penalty; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/7
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/13
 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/22
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/19
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 - 4/4
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/22
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/24
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 223
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
 - AIDS
 - Chemical Tests
 - Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
 - Disclosure
 - Forms
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Notices
 - Nurses
 - Patients
 - Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
 - Pregnancy
 - Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Women
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 18-336 ,
 18-338.2 
)
 
- 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):
 House 
- Number: 506187/01     Offered on: March 22, 2008      at:
11:48 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 20, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
 
Senate
- April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)