General Assembly Raised Bill No. 200
February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1257
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Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 200
February Session, 2018
LCO No. 1257
*01257_______INS*
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
(INS)
AN ACT REQUIRING LYME DISEASE TESTING IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2018) (a) For the purposes of this section, "Lyme disease" means infection with borrelia burgdorferi or such other strains of borrelia that are recognized by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a cause of Lyme disease.
(b) Each health care provider, licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes, shall administer or order a blood test for any individual under the health care provider's care to determine if the individual is infected with Lyme disease if (1) such individual has not been diagnosed with Lyme disease, (2) such individual informs such health care provider that such individual is in physical pain, (3) such health care provider is otherwise unable to determine the cause of such individual's physical pain, and (4) such individual consents to such blood test.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any individual who objects to a blood test as being in conflict with the individual's religious tenets and practices.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2018 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2018
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require that certain licensed health care providers administer or order tests for Lyme disease for individuals with idiopathic physical pain.
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