HB429 - Georgia HIV Pregnancy Screening Act of 2007; enact
HB429 - Georgia HIV Pregnancy Screening Act of 2007; enact
Sponsored by: Cooper,Sharon 41st
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require physicians and health care providers to test pregnant women for HIV unless she specifically declines; to provide a short title; to inform the pregnant woman of the test to be conducted; to provide for documentation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an exemption from counseling requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.