HB 238

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Calendar
4 Bill Text
5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

April Weaver

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Public health, to require medical labs to submit certain clinical materials to Department of Public Health in certain cases of suspected disease, and to authorize the State Board of Health to set reasonable schedule of fees for services rendered under Chapter 11A of Title 22, Secs. 22-11A-4, 22-11A-40 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, medical professionals are required to submit materials relating to testing for certain diseases to the Department of Public Health and the State Health Officer under certain circumstances

This bill would require laboratories to submit isolates or additional clinical materials to the Department of Public Health in certain cases of suspected disease and would also allow the State Board of Health to establish a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged for services rendered by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories

Relating to public health; to amend Sections 22-11A-4 and 22-11A-40, Code of Alabama 1975, to require laboratories to submit isolates or additional clinical materials to the Department of Public Health in certain cases of suspected disease; and to add Section 22-11A-42 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the State Board of Health to set a reasonable schedule of fees for services rendered by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories.

Subjects

Public Health Department

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
April 11, 2019	H	Pending third reading on day 10 Favorable from Health
April 11, 2019	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 20, 2019	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

Bill Calendar

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	April 10, 2019	206 at 10:30	House HLTH Hearing
Hearing	April 3, 2019	ROOM 206 at 10:30	House HLTH Hearing

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