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House Amendment 1329

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend House File 590 as follows:
  1  2    #1.  Page 4, by inserting after line 9, the
  1  3 following:
  1  4    "7A.  A hospital, health care provider, or other
  1  5 person who is authorized to perform a test under this
  1  6 section who performs the test in compliance with this
  1  7 section or who fails to perform the test authorized
  1  8 under this section, is immune from any liability,
  1  9 civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred
  1 10 or imposed.
  1 11    7B.  A hospital, health care provider, or other
  1 12 person who is authorized to perform a test under this
  1 13 section has no duty to perform the test authorized."
  1 14    #2.  Page 4, line 11, by inserting after the word
  1 15 "section." the following:  "The department may
  1 16 determine by rule the contagious or infectious
  1 17 diseases for which testing is reasonable and
  1 18 appropriate and which may be administered under this
  1 19 section."
  1 20    #3.  Page 4, by inserting after line 11, the
  1 21 following:
  1 22    "   .  The employer of a care provider who
  1 23 sustained an exposure under this section shall pay the
  1 24 costs of testing for the individual who is the source
  1 25 of the exposure and of the testing of the care
  1 26 provider, if the exposure was sustained during the
  1 27 course of employment.  However, the department shall
  1 28 pay the costs of testing for the individual who is the
  1 29 source of the significant exposure and of the testing
  1 30 of the care provider who renders direct aid without
  1 31 compensation."
  1 32    #4.  Page 7, by inserting after line 25, the
  1 33 following:
  1 34    "   .  A hospital, health care provider, or other
  1 35 person who is authorized to perform an HIV test under
  1 36 this section, who performs the HIV test in compliance
  1 37 with this section or who fails to perform an HIV test
  1 38 authorized under this section, is immune from any
  1 39 liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be
  1 40 incurred or imposed.
  1 41       .  A hospital, health care provider, or other
  1 42 person who is authorized to perform a test under this
  1 43 section has no duty to perform the HIV test
  1 44 authorized."
  1 45    #5.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  1 46 
  1 47 
  1 48                               
  1 49 CARROLL of Poweshiek 
  1 50 HF 590.201 79
  2  1 pf/gg
     

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