HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2953        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1980

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tram T. Nguyen

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to HLTV 111 tests.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

1/18/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/31/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/31/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/31/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/30/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/31/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/25/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2953        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1980

By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1980) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to HIV antibody or antigen testing.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to HLTV 111 tests.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 70F of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding the above, if the person’s blood has come in contact with another person who may be infected thereby, such tests shall be performed and the result made known to the person who may have been infected despite the inability or refusal of the person to give written consent.