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IN HB1084

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

Robin Shackleford

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires providers who diagnose a patient with acute or chronic hepatitis C to report specified information to either the local health department in the patient's county or the state health department.

  • Reported information must include patient name, age and date of birth, race, address, and any known risk factors for transmission.

  • Reported information shall remain confidential and may be used solely for compiling data and statistics.

  • Effective July 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Hepatitis C reporting. Requires providers to report certain information to the local or state health department concerning a patient who is diagnosed with hepatitis C.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

1/5/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/5/2016

Full Bill Text

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