From the Office of Legislative Research (OLR)
OLR Bill Analysis
HB 6391
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE HIV TESTING CONSENT LAW.
SUMMARY:This bill revises the law on consent for HIV-related testing. Specifically, the bill: 1. eliminates the requirement for separate, written or oral consent for HIV testing and instead allows general consent for the performance of medical procedures or tests to suffice; 2. clarifies that HIV testing is voluntary and that the patient can choose not to be tested; 3. eliminates the current requirement for extensive pre-test counseling for all HIV tests; 4. adds a requirement that an HIV test subject, when he or she receives a test result, be informed about medical services and local or community-based HIV/AIDS support services agencies; and 5. provides that a medical practitioner cannot be held liable for ordering an HIV test under general consent provisions.EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2009
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