PRINTER'S NO. 1400
No. 1217 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY LANGTRY, TRELLO, McVERRY, TIGUE, FAIRCHILD,
BELFANTI, VROON, BIRMELIN, DIETTERICK, FLICK, BATTISTO, BUNT,
BARLEY, DEMPSEY, ROBINSON, COLAIZZO, NAHILL, FARMER, SCHEETZ,
D. F. CLARK, DeLUCA, BELARDI, LEH, E. Z. TAYLOR, CORRIGAN AND
MELIO, APRIL 18, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, APRIL 18, 1989
AN ACT
1 Requiring persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
2 (AIDS) to notify certain medical personnel; and providing a
3 penalty.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Notice.
7 Any person who has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
8 or AIDS-related complex (ARC), or who has tested positive for
9 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and has been informed of that
10 fact based upon medical testing, shall so inform medical
11 emergency and law enforcement personnel prior to any medical
12 treatment, the performance of any invasive procedure or coming
13 into contact in any manner likely to result in exposure to
14 bodily fluids. The term "medical and emergency personnel" means
15 any person who may be exposed to any bodily fluids of the
16 infected person and shall include, but not be limited to,
17 physicians, dentists, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical
1 technologists, emergency medical personnel and law enforcement
2 officers.
3 Section 2. Penalty.
4 A violation of this act constitutes a misdemeanor of the
5 second degree.
6 Section 3. Effective date.
7 This act shall take effect immediately.
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