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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 400
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2176
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. SLAP, 5th Dist.
REP. EXUM, 19th Dist.
REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist.
REP. FARRAR, 20th Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO OFFER
PATIENTS A TEST FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AT
LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require health care providers 1
to offer their patients a test for human immunodeficiency virus as least 2
once annually. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To increase testing, protect members of the public and decrease the
stigma surrounding a test for human immunodeficiency virus.