MD HB1084 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-15 - Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring an individual attending a woman for pregnancy to submit to a medical laboratory a blood sample taken from the woman at the time the individual first examines the woman and, under specified circumstances, at the time of delivery; requiring the medical laboratory that receives the blood sample to perform a specified hepatitis B surface antigen test; and providing that the Act does not apply to a woman who objects to a standard hepatitis B surface antigen test for religious reasons.

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Title

Health - Pregnant Women - Hepatitis B Testing

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-15 Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
2012-02-10 First Reading Health and Government Operations

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