MA S1236

Bill

Relative to HIV routine screening and care

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/23/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to HIV routine screening and care. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 111 of the General Laws to update the requirements for HIV testing and reporting. Key provisions include: requiring verbal or written notification before an HIV test, allowing general medical consent to suffice for HIV testing, prohibiting employers from requiring HIV tests for employment, and allowing the inclusion of HIV test results in electronic health records without specific consent. The bill also provides legal protections for health providers reporting HIV information to the Department of Public Health.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Julian Cyr (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Brian Murray (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 07/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1236

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1236
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1236.pdf

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H3327	Relative to the exposure of public safety officials to the AIDS virus	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
S1265	Relative to expanding access to preventative HIV screening and testing for minors	Accompanied S1237	Similar To
S1299	Expanding health care proxy access to medical records	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
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S2032	Relative to drug screening for ride for hire drivers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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