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Bill would require opt-out HIV and syphilis testing in emergency departments; public-health groups back requirement, counties and ED doctors raise follow-up and
Summary
House Bill 2943 would require opt-out HIV and syphilis screening for emergency-department patients already receiving blood work unless they decline; advocates said it reaches people disconnected from primary care but county health officials and ED physicians warned of follow-up and capacity challenges.
Representative Travis Nelson introduced House Bill 2943, proposing opt-out HIV and syphilis screening in hospital emergency departments for patients already receiving blood work unless the patient declines.
Supporters including Cascade AIDS Project, Basic Rights Oregon, and several legislators argued ED opt-out screening is recommended by the CDC and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would identify otherwise-undiagnosed infections, and could reduce congenital syphilis and community transmission.…
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