90th General Assembly
Summary of HB1380
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House Sponsors:
JONES,SHIRLEY.

Short description: 
PRENATAL HIV TESTING                                                       

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Prenatal Syphilis Act. Changes short title to Prenatal      
   Syphilis  and  HIV  Act.  Provides  that  every  physician  or   other      
   professional  attending  a  pregnant woman in Illinois, in addition to      
   taking a blood sample at first examination and in the third  trimester      
   of  pregnancy  to test for syphilis, shall also take a blood sample at      
   those times to test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),  using  an      
   enzyme-linked  immunosorbent  assay  (ELISA)  test,  or other Illinois      
   Department of Public Health approved  test.  If  the  ELISA  or  other      
   approved  test  provides  a  positive result the Western Blot Assay or      
   more reliable confirmatory test shall be administered. Provides  that,      
   upon  a  physician's  request,  the  tests  shall be performed free of      
   charge by the Illinois Department of  Public  Health  or  a  municipal      
   health department. Effective immediately.                                   
          FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Public Health)                                 
          This legislation could cost the Dept. $5,365,000 annually.           
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE                                           
          In the opinion of DCCA, HB 1380 fails to create a State mandate      
          under the State Mandates Act.                                        
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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