Required notices by a health care provider who orders a test for the presence of Lyme disease. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates a notice requirement for health care providers who order certain laboratory tests for the presence of Lyme disease. Under the bill, the Department of Health Services must create and make available on the Internet a form with a notice for patients who receive certain specified laboratory tests for the presence of Lyme disease. The form must contain a notice informing the patient 1) about the prevalence of Lyme disease in the United States; 2) about the potential for a false negative or false positive test result for the presence of Lyme disease; and 3) that a patient whose test is negative should contact his or her health care provider about being retested for Lyme disease if the patient continues to experience symptoms. The bill then requires a health care provider who orders any of the specified tests for the presence of Lyme disease for a patient to provide the patient with a copy of the form. Finally, the bill requires the department to update the form annually to account for the most recent statistics and for additional tests that are developed to detect the presence of Lyme disease and that warrant the notice.

Who's behind it

7 representatives are its authors⁠. All 7 are Democrats.

1 more lawmaker signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DHS