Lyme disease; disclosure of information to patients.
Summary
Requires every laboratory reporting the results of a test for Lyme disease ordered by a health care provider in an office-based setting to include, together with the results of such test provided to the health care provider, a notice stating that the results of Lyme disease tests may vary and may produce results that are inaccurate and that a patient may not be able to rely on a positive or negative result from such test. Such notice shall also include a statement that health care providers are encouraged to discuss Lyme disease test results with the patient for whom the test was ordered. The bill also provides that a laboratory that complies with the provisions of the bill shall be immune from civil liability absent gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 435 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2731H1
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105570D-H1
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19103490D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Edmunds
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
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