| Measure Title: | RELATING TO TESTING FOR BLOOD-BORNE INFECTIONS. |
| Report Title: | Blood Safety Act |
| Description: | Requires blood, semen, tissue, or organs to be tested for blood-borne viral infections. Except in medical emergency, prohibits use unless no evidence of infection is confirmed. Requires facilities to register with DOH. Requires doctors to obtain patient consent to blood transfusion before surgery. |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | MCDERMOTT |
| Current Referral: | HLT, CPC |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/01 | H | Introduced |
| 1/25/01 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/26/01 | H | Referred to the committees on HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4. |
| 2/10/01 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Tuesday, 02-13-01 at 8:30 AM in House conference room 329. |
| 2/13/01 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until Thursday, 02-15-01. |
| 2/15/01 | H | The committee on HLT recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 7/23/01 | D | Carried over to 2002 Regular Session. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment