House File 2591 H-8166 Amend House File 2591 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.194 Lyme disease testing 4 information —— immunity. 5 1. A health care provider who orders a laboratory test for 6 the presence of Lyme disease shall provide the patient, or the 7 patient’s legal representative, with the following information: 8 According to the centers for disease control and prevention, 9 as of 2011, Lyme disease is the sixth fastest growing disease 10 in the United States. 11 Your health care provider has ordered a laboratory test 12 for the presence of Lyme disease for you. Current laboratory 13 testing for Lyme disease can be problematic and standard 14 laboratory tests often result in false negative and false 15 positive results and, if performed too early, you may not have 16 produced enough antibodies to be considered positive because 17 your immune response requires time to develop antibodies. If 18 you are tested for the presence of Lyme disease and the results 19 are negative, this does not necessarily mean you do not have 20 Lyme disease. If you continue to experience symptoms, you 21 should contact your health care provider and inquire about the 22 appropriateness of retesting or additional treatment. 23 2. A health care provider shall be immune from civil 24 liability for providing written information in compliance with 25 this section, except in the case of gross negligence or willful 26 misconduct. 27 3. For the purposes of this section, “health care provider” 28 means a physician licensed to practice under chapter 148 or an 29 individual who orders a laboratory test for Lyme disease under 30 the authorization of the licensed physician. > 31 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and inserting 32 < An Act relating to the provision of Lyme disease information 33 by a health care provider, and providing immunity. > 34 -1- HF 2591.3398 (2) 90 pf/ko 1/ 2 #1.