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SENATE BILL 718

CHAPTER NUMBER: 330
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 827

Sponsored By:
Senators Middleton, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, and Harris

Entitled:
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers

Synopsis:

Requiring specified individuals in a hospital to order tests on a blood sample already obtained from a patient for the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) under specified circumstances; requiring specified individuals in a hospital to order tests to be conducted on blood samples of specified public safety workers for the presence of antibodies to HIV under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/16
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/9
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (37-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/28
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/4
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
4/5
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 330

Sponsored by:

Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AIDS
CHEMICAL TESTS
CIRCUIT COURTS
DISCLOSURE
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
FIRE PROTECTION
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PETITIONS
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 18-338.3 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 494137/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2005   at: 9:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 256088/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 12:13 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 29, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (37-0)
House
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)


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