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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6540
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 6269
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E PREVENTION OF THE HU MAN
IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIR US.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 19a-592 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
(a) Any licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse 3
may examine and provide prophylaxis or treatment for human 4
immunodeficiency virus infection, or acquired immune deficiency 5
syndrome for a minor, only with the consent of the parents or 6
guardian of the minor unless the physician or advanced practice 7
registered nurse determines that notification of the parents or guardian 8
of the minor will result in treatment being denied or the physician or 9
advanced practice registered nurse determines the minor will not seek, 10
pursue or continue treatment if the parents or guardian are notified 11
and the minor requests that his or her parents or guardian not be 12
notified. The physician or advanced practice registered nurse shall 13
fully document the reasons for the determination to provide treatment 14
without the consent or notification of the parents or guardian of the 15
minor and shall include such documentation, signed by the minor, in 16
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the minor's clinical record. The fact of consultation, examination and 17
treatment of a minor under the provisions of this section shall be 18
confidential and shall not be divulged without the minor's consent, 19
including the sending of a bill for the services to any person other than 20
the minor until the physician or advanced practice registered nurse 21
consults with the minor regarding the sending of a bill. As used in this 22
subsection, "prophylaxis" means the use of medication, but does not 23
include the administration of any vaccine, to prevent disease. 24
(b) A minor shall be personally liable for all costs and expenses for 25
services afforded the minor at his or her request under this section. 26
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 19a-592
Statement of Purpose:
To increase access to preventative and prophylactic interventions for
minors who are at risk of exposure to the human immunodeficiency
virus.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. CURREY, 11th Dist.; REP. ALLIE-BRENNAN, 2nd Dist.
REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.; REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist.
REP. LUXENBERG, 12th Dist.; REP. RYAN, 139th Dist.
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.; REP. PHIPPS, 100th Dist.
REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.; REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist.
REP. SIMMS, 140th Dist.; REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.; REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
REP. CONCEPCION, 4th Dist.; REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
REP. MORIN, 28th Dist.; SEN. ANWAR AS, 3rd Dist.
REP. ROTELLA, 43rd Dist.; REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.; REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.
REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83rd Dist.; REP. GIBSON, 15th Dist.
REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist.
H.B. 6540