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2013 SESSION
HB 1933 Lyme disease; written information to patient when ordering laboratory test for presence of disease.
Introduced by: Barbara J. Comstock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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
- 01/09/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102771D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104654D-H1 pdf
- 02/04/13 House: Printed as engrossed 13104654D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13105259D-S1 pdf
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1933ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102771D
- 01/09/13 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/13 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 01/28/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/31/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104654D-H1
- 02/01/13 House: Read first time
- 02/04/13 House: Read second time
- 02/04/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104654D-H1
- 02/04/13 House: Amendment by Delegate Stolle agreed to
- 02/04/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1933EH1
- 02/04/13 House: Printed as engrossed 13104654D-EH1
- 02/05/13 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N)
- 02/05/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N)
- 02/06/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/13 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13105259D-S1
- 02/15/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13105259D-S1
- 02/18/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1933S1
- 02/18/13 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/19/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/13 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/19/13 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 13105259D-S1 (56-Y 40-N)
- 02/19/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (56-Y 40-N)
- 02/22/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1933ER)
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/12/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)