Government (Policy)

U.S. House Bill Passed Requiring HIV Test for Infants

Published in AIDS Weekly, May 13th, 1996

The U.S. House passed a compromise bill which would give states the chance to cut the rate of HIV transmission or demonstrate the efficacy of voluntary pre-natal testing before requiring mandatory HIV testing of infants.

The HIV testing provision was part of a compromise House-Senate bill extending the Ryan White CARE act for five years. It passed 402 to 4 - the opponents were Republicans - and was sent to the Senate where it was expected to enjoy wide support.

The bill, named after an Indiana teenager who died after contracting HIV from a blood transfusion, has authorized billions of dollars to state and local governments to care for AIDS patients...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (1996-05-13)

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