An amendment to require hospitals, as a condition of receiving grants for AIDS testing and counseling under the bill, to routinely test certain patients for exposure to the AIDS virus, if the hospital is located in a state where the rate of infection with the AIDS virus exceeds one-tenth of one percent. The requirement for routine testing would apply to all inpatients between ages of 15 and 49.

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Amendment Number
918
Description
An amendment to require hospitals, as a condition of receiving grants for AIDS testing and counseling under the bill, to routinely test certain patients for exposure to the AIDS virus, if the hospital is located in a state where the rate of infection with the AIDS virus exceeds one-tenth of one percent. The requirement for routine testing would apply to all inpatients between ages of 15 and 49.
Congress
100
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 22, 1988
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 89 - 302 (Record Vote No: 339).
Submitted Date
Sep 22, 1988
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 918 — Informed