Bill > S04821

This bill prohibits drug or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual (or the individual authorized to consent for the newborn) gives prior written and oral informed consent, and the testing or screening is within the scope of medical care or necessary for a medical emergency. The bill also requires that informed consent include specific information, such as potential legal consequences of a positive test, and prohibits healthcare providers from refusing to treat an individual or newborn based on their refusal to undergo such testing or screening.