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GA HB3
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
Wendell Willard
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AI Summary
- Removes outdated evidentiary language from Code Section 12-6-48 regarding the State Board of Registration for Foresters, striking provisions that board records serve as prima facie evidence admissible in court
- Reassigns all references to the "Department of Community Health" to the "Department of Public Health" throughout Code Section 24-12-21 governing the disclosure of AIDS confidential information, conforming the code to the 2011 creation of the standalone Department of Public Health (HB 24 and HB 214)
- Clarifies that AIDS confidential information for minors may be disclosed to a parent or legal guardian, while information for incompetent persons shall be disclosed to that person's legal guardian
- Maintains existing protections for AIDS confidential information, including prohibitions on public records disclosure, requirements for in camera court proceedings, and restrictions on court orders against the Department of Public Health, county boards of health, and anonymous HIV test sites
- Becomes effective upon the Governor's approval or upon becoming law without such approval
Legislative Description
Evidence; professional forestry; Department of Public Health; AIDS; provisions
Last Action
Senate Tabled
3/18/2014
Full Bill Text
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