2005 House Bill 5014 / 2006 Public Act 239

Require Hepatitis C information dissemination

Introduced in the House

June 29, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Kevin Green (R-77)

To require the Department of Community Heath to provide educational materials on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of Hepatitis C for health care workers, public safety workers, veterans and others considered to be at high-risk for contacting or having contacted this disease.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 25, 2006

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 2, 2006

Passed in the House 104 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 3, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 1, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 6, 2006

Amendment offered

To also distribute the Hepatitis educational material to parolees.

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 7, 2006

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To require the Department of Community Heath to provide educational materials on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of Hepatitis C for health care workers, public safety workers, veterans, parolees and others considered to be at high-risk for contacting or having contacted this disease.

Received in the House

June 7, 2006

June 13, 2006

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

Motion by Rep. John Stakoe (R-44)

To give the bill immediate effect.

The motion passed 104 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

June 24, 2006