Public Health - Giving Infants a Future Without Transmission (GIFT) Act

This bill updates Maryland's public health laws to improve how hospitals and health care providers report HIV and syphilis cases among pregnant women and newborns. It requires providers to include pregnancy status in their reports and mandates that certain blood samples be sent to medical laboratories for testing. To protect patient privacy, the law designates these specific reports as confidential and prevents them from being used as evidence in criminal, civil, or administrative cases. Additionally, the bill increases fines for individuals who illegally disclose personal health information gathered for these reporting purposes.