The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Present law provides every physician who attends any pregnant woman for conditions relating to
pregnancy during the period of gestation or at delivery shall offer to take or to have taken a
sample of her blood at the time of first examination or as soon as possible thereafter.
Furthermore, if no objection is made by the woman, a blood sample shall be taken and submitted
to any approved laboratory for a standard test for syphilis as approved by the American Board of
Pathology and for a standard diagnostic HIV test approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Present law provides all other persons permitted by law to attend pregnant women but not
permitted to take blood samples shall have a sample of the blood of every pregnant woman
attended by them taken by a duly licensed physician, if no objection to the taking of the sample is
made by the woman, and submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard test for syphilis .
Proposed law amends present law to include the requirements of present law for the third
trimester.
Proposed law amends present law to include a standard diagnostic HIV test.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 40:1091)