HB2317 - Tennessee - Aids, Hiv And Stds, Health Care

Companion Bill SB2232. AIDS, HIV and STDs - Revises requirement that health care providers must provide counseling regarding HIV during prenatal care; removes requirement that health care providers report to department of health number of pregnant women tested for HIV each month and number who test positive. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for HB2317 / *SB2232State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2317 / *SB2232 Present law requires health care service providers who assume responsibility for the prenatal care of pregnant women during gestation to counsel pregnant women regarding HIV infections and, except in cases where women refuse testing, to test the women for HIV and to provide counseling for those women who test positive. This bill requires health care providers to provide referral into [...]

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