House Journal: Page 869: Monday, March 26, 2001
Carroll of Poweshiek offered the following amendment H-1329
filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-1329
1 Amend House File 590 as follows:
2 1. Page 4, by inserting after line 9, the
3 following:
4 "7A. a hospital, health care provider, or other
5 person who is authorized to perform a test under this
6 section who performs the test in compliance with this
7 section or who fails to perform the test authorized
8 under this section, is immune from any liability,
9 civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred
10 or imposed.
11 7B. a hospital, health care provider, or other
12 person who is authorized to perform a test under this
13 section has no duty to perform the test authorized."
14 2. Page 4, line 11, by inserting after the word
15 "section." the following: "The department may
16 determine by rule the contagious or infectious
17 diseases for which testing is reasonable and
18 appropriate and which may be administered under this
19 section."
20 3. Page 4, by inserting after line 11, the
21 following:
22 " . The employer of a care provider who
23 sustained an exposure under this section shall pay the
24 costs of testing for the individual who is the source
25 of the exposure and of the testing of the care
26 provider, if the exposure was sustained during the
27 course of employment. However, the department shall
28 pay the costs of testing for the individual who is the
29 source of the significant exposure and of the testing
30 of the care provider who renders direct aid without
31 compensation."
32 4. Page 7, by inserting after line 25, the
33 following:
34 " . a hospital, health care provider, or other
35 person who is authorized to perform an HIV test under
36 this section, who performs the HIV test in compliance
37 with this section or who fails to perform an HIV test
38 authorized under this section, is immune from any
39 liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be
40 incurred or imposed.
41 . a hospital, health care provider, or other
42 person who is authorized to perform a test under this
43 section has no duty to perform the HIV test
44 authorized."
45 5. By renumbering as necessary.
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