Current Status Bill Number:3705 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950301 Primary Sponsor:Fair, All Sponsors:Fair, Hutson, Riser and Koon Drafted Document Number:BR1\18190AC.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:HIV testing
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House 19950301 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-29-240 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PERSON, UPON WHOM AN INVASIVE, EXPOSURE-PRONE PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED, TO KNOW HIS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS STATUS AND REQUIRE DISCLOSURE TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE RENDERING CARE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-29-240. A person, upon whom an invasive, exposure-prone procedure, as defined by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, is scheduled to be performed, should know his HIV antibody, HBsAG, and HBeAg status and disclose the status to the health care professionals rendering care so that precautionary measures may be taken. A person, upon whom an invasive, exposure-prone procedure is scheduled to be performed, who does not know his status, should have his blood tested for the presence of HIV or HBV so as to protect the health care professionals rendering care."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.