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 Bill Status of SB0454  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  HIV EDUCATE PREGNANT WOMEN ACT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Donne E. Trotter

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the HIV Education for Pregnant Women Act. Requires physicians and other health care practitioners to provide information on HIV and offer HIV testing to their women patients. Requires the patient to indicate her consent for testing. Provides that the physician shall report the test result to the woman and shall counsel the woman to obtain appropriate medical treatment and shall inform her of the risk to herself and her baby if she fails to obtain that treatment. Requires the Department of Public Health to provide guidelines and information regarding the requirements of the Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/18/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  2/18/2003SenateFirst Reading
  2/18/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  2/19/2003SenateAssigned to Health & Human Services
  3/14/2003SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

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