HB2608 - Tennessee - Correction, Dept. Of

Companion Bill SB2830. Correction, Dept. of - Requires department to test all incoming inmates for bloodborne pathogens effective July 1, 2008, and requires that all inmates in custody of department be tested for bloodborne pathogens by July 1, 2009. - Amends TCA Title 41. Fiscal Summary for *HB2608 / SB2830Increase State Expenditures - $4,542,800/One-Time $4,156,100/Recurring Bill Summary for *HB2608 / SB2830 Upon receipt of an inmate who is less than 21 years of age, present law requires the warden of the state penitentiary to have the inmate undergo an HIV test. This bill expands the HIV testing requirement to apply to inmates who enter the state penitentiary regardless of age. This bill also expands the testing to include blood borne pathogens in addition to HIV, specifically including hepatitis B virus. This [...]

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