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House Bill 540

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 150)
Title	AN ACT relating to human immunodeficiency virus.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number	1460
Sponsor	B. DeWeese
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 214.181 to delete the requirement for a confirming medical test for HIV before before the first test results are determined to be positive; amend KRS 214.995 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Fiscal Note - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Diseases - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Drugs and Medicines - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Health and Medical Services - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Physicians and Practitioners - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Public Health - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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02/14/08	introduced in House
02/15/08	to Health & Welfare (H)
02/20/08	posted in committee
02/28/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/29/08	2nd reading, to Rules
03/04/08	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 5, 2008
03/17/08	3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute
03/18/08	received in Senate
03/25/08	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
03/26/08	to Health & Welfare (S)
04/01/08	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with committee amendment (1) as a Consent Bill
04/02/08	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for April 2, 2008 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with committee amendment (1) received in House to Rules (H)
04/14/08	taken from Rules posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendment (1) House concurred in Senate committee amendment (1) passed 98-0 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/15/08	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/24/08	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 150)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Summary	Delete original provisions of the bill; amend KRS 214.181 to establish new legislative finding stating that knowledge of HIV status is increasingly important for all persons, since treatment using antiretroviral medications can slow disease progression, prolong and improve the lives of HIV-positive individuals, and reduce the likelihood of perinatal mother-to-child transmission; and establish guidelines for the disclosure to patients of the results from HIV rapid tests.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Diseases - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Drugs and Medicines - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Health and Medical Services - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Physicians and Practitioners - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Public Health - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	E. Scorsone
Summary	Retain original provisions except specify disclosure to the patient and restore original language relating to a health professional's need to know to provide protection for the practitioner and the patient.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Diseases - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Drugs and Medicines - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Health and Medical Services - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Physicians and Practitioners - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete Public Health - HIV, confirmatory test requirement, delete

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