New Jersey S2475 requires hospital and clinical laboratories to offer hepatitis C tests to individuals born between 1945 and 1965.
New Jersey S2475 mandates that hospital laboratories and bio-analytical or clinical laboratories offer hepatitis C tests to individuals born between 1945 and 1965. These laboratories must provide a statement of CDC policy regarding hepatitis C screening and offer a screening test upon registration. If the individual consents, the laboratory will perform the test and transmit the results to the referring health care provider. The bill also authorizes laboratories with a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Certificate of Waiver to perform rapid point-of-care tests for hepatitis C.
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