Bill Status of SB2670  98th General Assembly

Short Description:  HEPATITIS C SCREENING ACT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. John G. Mulroe - Donne E. Trotter - Jacqueline Y. Collins - Terry Link - Melinda Bush, Michael E. Hastings, Mattie Hunter and William Delgado

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Hepatitis C Screening Act. Provides that every individual born between the years of 1945 and 1965 who receives health services from a hospital as an inpatient or in the emergency department of a hospital or who receives primary care services in an outpatient department of a hospital or who receives health services from a health care practitioner providing primary care shall be offered a hepatitis C-related test, unless the health care practitioner providing the services reasonably believes that certain conditions are present. Effective January 1, 2015.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/21/2014SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
  1/21/2014SenateFirst Reading
  1/21/2014SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/29/2014SenateAssigned to Public Health
  1/29/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  3/4/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  3/26/2014SenatePostponed - Public Health
  3/28/2014SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2014
  4/9/2014SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  4/9/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  4/9/2014SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  4/9/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  4/10/2014SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
  4/11/2014SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die