SB404 H FIN  AMT

Rose 3348

The Committee on Finance moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill No. 404 -- “A Bill to amend and reenact §16-3C-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §16-4-19 of said code, all relating to testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases; authorizing billing of persons for HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing or sexually transmitted disease treatment done by state or local public health agencies; informing persons who wish to opt-out of HIV-related testing that anonymous testing is available; providing that costs associated with testing may be borne by the state when the person charged with certain sex crimes is financially unable to pay; authorizing billing of a person charged with certain sex crimes health insurance provider; providing for mandatory disease testing when a person renders or receives certain services and comes in contact with inflected bodily fluids; providing that the costs for mandated testing and counseling are to be paid by the individual receiving the tests or counseling; providing that a person who is tested for sexually transmitted diseases at a local health department are responsible for the costs of such testing; providing for fee schedules by which local health departments may charge for such testing; removing limitation on amount that can be charged for medication used to treat sexually transmitted diseases; and removing language related to testing of sexually transmitted diseases

Adopted

Rejected