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North Carolina AIDS Servi.oo Coalition
*** Legislative Update * * *
Date: July 7, 1989
****************************************************************
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL STRENGTHENED
ONANIMODS SUBCOMMITTEE VOTE FORWARDS BILL
****************************************************************
Compromises were reached__ane hour after we killed, j£he_Mll^ At
11:00 am on July 5, 1989 we announced that the bill would be held
indefinitely in subcommittee because there was no agreement on
informed consent. At 12:15 pm Wake County surgeon Dr. James
Fulghum held a press conference to announce a poll of doctors
indicating 65% did not believe in written informed consent for
HIV testing (and 40% believed HIV might be transmitted through
food!). He also announced he (and other dissident docs) would
support legislation that required informed consent as long as the
statute did not require written informed consent. He also said
the bill should pass and not be killed. We worked out language
and the subcommittee unanimously approved it the next day (all
three Republicans voted for it). Sub-committee chair Rep. Joe
Hackney went around the room, pointed a finger at each person in
the audience and asked if they supported the new version. The
Dental Society lobbyist said he had concerns (first time he had
spoken). Hackney interrupted him, said "I'm soliciting
endorsements", and went on. Everyone supported the bill.
Rep. Sharon Thompson pressed Rep. Paul Staro for a comaitroent^ In
front of others she got a commitment from Stam and the dissident
docs NOT to offer or support any other amendments in committee.
the House or Senate, and to support the bill. They agreed.
person is notified prior to being tested, given a clear
opportunity to refuse testing, or grants informed consent. Legal
opinion (including hospital attorneys) is that a written form
will still
referral hj
be required (you can't prove you got consent unless
its writteli). The original bill never required written
Patient dumping was also amended making it clear that any
d to be "for the purpose of providing more appropriate
treatment for the person", not to protect the provider.
House Judiciary Committee takes it up on July 12._ 19_£iL. Assuming
the deal holds it could go to the full House July 13 and be
referred back to the Senate as early as July 14. Sen. 01lie
Harris has said it will pass "if its gets back over here".
We are asking for NO further changes to the bi1L.
DEALS-LJLKE ThU-S_HAVE_£ALLE.H APART BEFOFJL,.
WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CAIJ,
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| Transcript | North Carolina AIDS Servi.oo Coalition *** Legislative Update * * * Date: July 7, 1989 **************************************************************** ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL STRENGTHENED ONANIMODS SUBCOMMITTEE VOTE FORWARDS BILL **************************************************************** Compromises were reached__ane hour after we killed, j£he_Mll^ At 11:00 am on July 5, 1989 we announced that the bill would be held indefinitely in subcommittee because there was no agreement on informed consent. At 12:15 pm Wake County surgeon Dr. James Fulghum held a press conference to announce a poll of doctors indicating 65% did not believe in written informed consent for HIV testing (and 40% believed HIV might be transmitted through food!). He also announced he (and other dissident docs) would support legislation that required informed consent as long as the statute did not require written informed consent. He also said the bill should pass and not be killed. We worked out language and the subcommittee unanimously approved it the next day (all three Republicans voted for it). Sub-committee chair Rep. Joe Hackney went around the room, pointed a finger at each person in the audience and asked if they supported the new version. The Dental Society lobbyist said he had concerns (first time he had spoken). Hackney interrupted him, said "I'm soliciting endorsements", and went on. Everyone supported the bill. Rep. Sharon Thompson pressed Rep. Paul Staro for a comaitroent^ In front of others she got a commitment from Stam and the dissident docs NOT to offer or support any other amendments in committee. the House or Senate, and to support the bill. They agreed. person is notified prior to being tested, given a clear opportunity to refuse testing, or grants informed consent. Legal opinion (including hospital attorneys) is that a written form will still referral hj be required (you can't prove you got consent unless its writteli). The original bill never required written Patient dumping was also amended making it clear that any d to be "for the purpose of providing more appropriate treatment for the person", not to protect the provider. House Judiciary Committee takes it up on July 12._ 19_£iL. Assuming the deal holds it could go to the full House July 13 and be referred back to the Senate as early as July 14. Sen. 01lie Harris has said it will pass "if its gets back over here". We are asking for NO further changes to the bi1L. DEALS-LJLKE ThU-S_HAVE_£ALLE.H APART BEFOFJL,. WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CALL/WRITE/CAIJ, |