DE SB249 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-13 - Introduced and Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Health, Children & Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Act, modeled on similar laws in Virginia and Maryland, requires a health care provider to provide notice to a patient at the time blood is drawn to perform a laboratory test for Lyme disease that explains the limitations of the test and instructs the patient to see their health care provider if the patient continues to experience unexplained symptoms.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Provision Of Information About Lyme Disease.

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-06-13 Introduced and Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate

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