| SB 0381 | Health Care Providers to Encourage Pregnant Women to Take An HIV Test |
| Sponsor: | Howard | |||
| LR Number: | S1549.04C | Fiscal Note: | 1549-04 | |
| Committee: | Aging, Families and Mental Health | |||
| Last Action: | 05/16/97 - 006 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS | Journal page: | ||
| Title: | SCS/SB 381 | |||
| Effective Date: | August 28, 1997 | |||
SCS/SB 381 - This act would require all health care professionals who provide obstetrical services to pregnant women to provide those women information regarding HIV infections and encourage these women to be tested for the HIV virus. This bill does not mandate that women be tested.
The act lists the information that the health care providers
who provide obstetrical services to pregnant women should give
their clients, types of counseling which should be provided if a
positive test result is received and provides that reports on the
number of women seen and the number of women testing positive for
the HIV infection be sent to the Department of Health for
informational purpose.
CHERYL GRAZIER