HIV TESTING AND REPORTING; REVISE                       H.B. 6016-6019, 6022 (H-3), & 6023:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Bills 6016 and 6017 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 6018 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

House Bill 6019 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 6022 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 6023 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Edward J. Canfield, D.O (H.B. 6016 & 6017)

               Representative Hank Vaupel (H.B. 6018)

               Representative Abdullah Hammoud (H.B. 6019)

               Representative John Bizon, M.D. (H.B. 6022)

               Representative Kevin Hertel (H.B. 6023)

House Committee:  Health Policy

Senate Committee:  Health Policy

 


CONTENT

 

House Bill 6016 would amend the Public Health Code to revise the definition of "HIV infection" or "HIV infected".

 

House Bill 6017 would amend the Public Health Code to eliminate a requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) submit a biennial report to the Senate and the House of Representatives pertaining to HIV cases reported in the State.

 

House Bill 6018 (H-1) would amend the Public Health Code to revise the procedure for acquiring general informed consent to order an HIV test.

 

House Bill 6019 would amend the Public Health Code to revise the circumstances under which confidential information pertaining to an individual who was HIV infected could be disclosed.

 

House Bill 6022 (H-3) would amend the Public Health Code to require a physician to take or cause to be taken during the third trimester of a woman's pregnancy test specimens of the woman for the purpose of performing tests for HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis.

 

House Bill 6023 would amend the Public Health Code to revise the time frame under which HIV test results would have to be reported, and to delete a provision prohibiting a local health department from maintaining a roster of names obtained through the report.

 

MCL 333.5101 (H.B. 6016)                                          Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

       333.5114a (H.B. 6017)

       333.5133 (H.B. 6018)

       333.5131 (H.B. 6019)

       333.5123 (H.B. 6022)

       333.5114 (H.B. 6023)

 

 

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

House Bills 6016, 6019, 6022 (H-3) and 6023 would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

 


House Bill 6017 would result in minor cost savings for the Department of Health and Human Services and local public health departments due to a reduction in document retention requirements, and duplicative reporting requirements.

 

House Bill 6018 (H-1) would result in a minor positive fiscal impact for the Department of Health and Human Services, and no fiscal impact on local units of government. The Department indicates savings of approximately $25,000 due to a reduction in required pretest information materials.

 

Date Completed:  12-19-18                                                Fiscal Analyst: Ellyn Ackerman 

 

 

 

 

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.