Public Act 320 of 2010

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• Introduced by Rep. Roy Schmidt (D) on March 17, 2009, to repeal a provision of the state health code that prohibits a physician from ordering an HIV (AIDS) test without specific written consent of the test subject.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on March 17, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 9, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the House on March 24, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not eliminate the requirement that a physician obtain consent of a person before ordering an HIV test, but instead just change the procedures for this. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 24, 2010.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jimmy Womack (D) on March 24, 2010, to require that negative test results (no HIV detected) be sent to the patient using the health care provider's normal patient notification procedures. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 24, 2010.
• Passed 109 to 0 in the House on March 24, 2010, to revise details of procedures for getting consent and providing counseling that are required by a physician ordering an HIV (AIDS) test for an individual.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 14, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on April 14, 2010.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 21, 2010, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on November 30, 2010, to move back the date the bill's provisions go into effect. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 30, 2010.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on December 1, 2010, to revise details of procedures for getting consent and providing counseling that are required by a physician ordering an HIV (AIDS) test for an individual.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 1, 2010.
• Passed 100 to 0 in the House on December 2, 2010, to revise details of procedures for getting consent and providing counseling that are required by a physician ordering an HIV (AIDS) test for an individual.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 21, 2010.