intr venou dru er , that
ould m e up the brunt of
recalcitrant carriers are not
being irrational or irre POD­
·ble.
Ho do you know who's
preading the disease unless all
kinds of confide . informa­
tion is being p ed around,"
Sarris added. "It's one thing if
you have pr titute who con­
tinues his or her pr dices, but
otherwise you're checking up on
the ex lives of everyday people -
and what right does th state
have to monitor that?" .
Despite the controversy be­
hind the bills, they still are alive
in the House Committee on
Public Health said Cindy Ear­
hart, committee aide .
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- House Bill 4717 would re­
quire parole bards to consider
, whether pri ners te ting posi­
tive h d voluntarily contacted
potentially expo ed people. Has
MOHR opposition. Will not
pa s out of the Corrections
Committee.
- House Bill 79 would ex­
dud nonymous reporting of
po itive te ter and reque t mar­
ried carriers to bring pouse in
for counseling. Those who
refuse to bring in their pou es
ould be reported by n m or
anonymously to he Ith officials.
ublic Health propo es cou -
sci ing. y or may not pass 0 t
of ubcommiuee.
- Revi ed House bill 4 0
ould require people donating
blood. tissues, org or other
pecimens to ndergo testing.
pecimen testing positive
ould no d e ccp when
recipien cho th m in life­
t reatening itu tion . Public
H th' AID legal committee
propo e uch t ing. Passed
in 0 full committee.
- House Bill 992 ould
m e it felony in th Public
He lth Code to no ingly
donate blo d te ting p itivc;
ha OHR oppo ilion.
Rcferr d to Ju ici ry C mmit­
tee.
- Hou. c Bill 4
quire Pu lie He lth dcp rt­
men I 10 n uifv ch I upcrin-
tend .nt student: 1 lin
po ill c. Public He lth propo
imilar p licy, i no pout
of ubcommittee.
. - Ho Bill 5023 would add
ctio to Publi c Health Code
to 0 health officials to me
'civil charges gainst positive
te ter ho kno . ngly or willful­
ly contin exposing people to
th viru despite arning.
Public He hh propo c. this
H OHR oPPO ilion. T hie
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