PRINTER'S NO. 1400
No. 1217 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY LANGTRY, TRELLO, McVERRY, TIGUE, FAIRCHILD, BELFANTI, VROON, BIRMELIN, DIETTERICK, FLICK, BATTISTO, BUNT, BARLEY, DEMPSEY, ROBINSON, COLAIZZO, NAHILL, FARMER, SCHEETZ, D. F. CLARK, DeLUCA, BELARDI, LEH, E. Z. TAYLOR, CORRIGAN AND MELIO, APRIL 18, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, APRIL 18, 1989
AN ACT 1 Requiring persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome 2 (AIDS) to notify certain medical personnel; and providing a 3 penalty. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Notice. 7 Any person who has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 8 or AIDS-related complex (ARC), or who has tested positive for 9 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and has been informed of that 10 fact based upon medical testing, shall so inform medical 11 emergency and law enforcement personnel prior to any medical 12 treatment, the performance of any invasive procedure or coming 13 into contact in any manner likely to result in exposure to 14 bodily fluids. The term "medical and emergency personnel" means 15 any person who may be exposed to any bodily fluids of the 16 infected person and shall include, but not be limited to, 17 physicians, dentists, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical
1 technologists, emergency medical personnel and law enforcement 2 officers. 3 Section 2. Penalty. 4 A violation of this act constitutes a misdemeanor of the 5 second degree. 6 Section 3. Effective date. 7 This act shall take effect immediately. B9L35JRW/19890H1217B1400 - 2 -