HR 1289
104th Congress
House
Families
AIDS (Disease)
Adoptive parents
Child health
Foster parents
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Guardian and ward
Health
Health counseling
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Infants
Medical records
Medical tests
Mothers
Women
Newborn Infant HIV Notification Act
Introduced: March 22, 1995
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 22, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 22, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Newborn Infant HIV Notification Act - Requires a State, if it requires that the results of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing of an infant be reported to it (or if the State conducts an HIV test of the infant), to disclose such results to: (1) the biological mother of the infant if the mother is the legal guardian; or (2) specified State agencies if the State is the legal guardian of the infant.
Directs the State, in disclosing such results (other than to State agencies), to ensure that appropriate counseling on HIV is provided to the individual.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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