Current Status Bill Number:3744 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950302 Primary Sponsor:Shissias All Sponsors:Shissias, Harrison, Martin, Wofford, Klauber, A. Young, J. Young, Lanford and D. Smith Drafted Document Number:BR1\18106AC.95 Companion Bill Number:4136 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:HIV testing
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19950316 Referred to Committee 25 HJ
House 19950316 Recalled from Committee 27 H3M
House 19950302 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-29-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO COLLECTS AND SUBMITS AN ANONYMOUS SAMPLE OF THE PERSON'S OWN BODY FLUID OR TISSUE FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) TESTING IS NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT A POSITIVE TEST RESULT AND THAT THE RESULTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL; AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT A POSITIVE RESULT MUST BE REPORTED BY THE LABORATORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL WITHOUT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-29-250. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter, a person who collects and anonymously submits a sample of the person's own body fluid or tissue for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection testing is not required to report a positive test result, and the test results are confidential. However, the person or laboratory performing the test on an anonymous sample shall report a positive HIV infection test result to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, but the report must not contain any information identifying the subject of the report or any information that may lead to the identification of the subject of the report."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.