Bill Text: CT HB05335 | 2012 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Lyme Disease Testing.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-10-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-05 - File Number 641 [HB05335 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05335-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5335
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 1531
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Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING LYME DISEASE TESTING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study Lyme disease testing. The task force shall review policies for Lyme disease testing in this state and in other states.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) Two persons experienced in the study of infectious disease, one each appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) Two physicians experienced in treating Lyme disease, one each appointed by the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate;

(3) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; and

(4) A representative of an organization in the state focused on the treatment of Lyme disease, who shall be appointed by Governor.

(c) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(d) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as chairperson of the task force. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

(e) Not later than January 1, 2013, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations for policies concerning Lyme disease testing in the state. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits its report or January 1, 2013, whichever is later.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

PH

Joint Favorable