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SB 463 Infectious diseases; residential or day program, etc. licensed by State to report cases.

Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Reporting of infectious diseases; residential facilities.  Adds persons in charge of residential or day programs, services, or facilities licensed by any agency of the Commonwealth to the list of nonphysicians who must report disease outbreaks. This bill is identical to HB 806 (Englin).

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Reporting of infectious diseases; residential facilities.  Adds persons in charge of residential or day programs, services, or facilities licensed by any agency of the Commonwealth to the list of nonphysicians who must report disease outbreaks.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Reporting of infectious diseases; residential facilities.  Adds persons in charge of residential facilities licensed by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or the Department of Social Services to the list of nonphysicians who must report infectious diseases. Also requires that reports be made to both the local health director and the Commissioner of Health, rather than just one of the two.