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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Florida: The Day in Tallahassee
March 19, 2002 If prison officials don't know whether or not an inmate is
HIV-positive, the inmate will have to be tested before being
released under a bill passed by the Florida House 97-9. If the
person tests positive, the Department of Corrections would then
have to notify the Health Department in the county where the
former inmate intends to live. Corrections officials will also
have to provide education materials on the prevention of the
spread of HIV to the inmate and referrals to local health
officials. The bill (HB 1289) also requires that prison officials
give the inmate a 30-day supply of any HIV/AIDS-related
medications that they were taking in prison. The measure,
sponsored by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Miami) now goes to the
Senate.
Excerpted from:
Back to other CDC news for March 19, 2002 Associated Press 03.19.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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