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2013 SESSION
SB 971 Lyme disease; physicians to disclose information to patients, licensees immune from civil liability.
Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Lyme disease; disclosure of information to patients. Requires physicians to provide to each patient for whom a test for the presence of Lyme disease is ordered a written notice about Lyme disease, about testing for Lyme disease, and about the need for the patient to contact his physician with questions or concerns about Lyme disease. The bill also provides that licensees are immune from civil liability for providing such notice absent gross negligence or willful misconduct. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2018.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101234D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/13 Senate: Floor substitute printed 13104652D-S1 (Black) pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105016D-H1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101234D
- 01/08/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/13 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 01/25/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/13 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/13 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/28/13 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 01/28/13 Senate: Floor substitute printed 13104652D-S1 (Black)
- 01/28/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/28/13 Senate: Substitute by Senator Black agreed to 13104652D-S1
- 01/28/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB971S1
- 01/29/13 Senate: Pending question ordered (34-Y 6-N)
- 01/29/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/05/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/13 House: Read first time
- 02/05/13 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/07/13 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105016D-H1
- 02/08/13 House: Read second time
- 02/11/13 House: Read third time
- 02/11/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13105016D-H1
- 02/11/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB971H1
- 02/11/13 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (9-Y 28-N)
- 02/14/13 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/14/13 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/18/13 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/18/13 Senate: Senators: Black, Howell, Northam
- 02/23/13 Senate: No further action taken
- 02/23/13 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate