AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ABOUT LYME DISEASE.
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 13, 2018
Last action Jun 13, 2018
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Jun 13, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
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