SRC-LBB S.B. 401 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 401 By: Van de Putte Health & Human Services 5/29/2003 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, licensed hospitals are required to test patients for hepatitis B or C following accidental exposure of a health care worker to a patient's blood or other body fluids. S.B. 401 clarifies that in the case of accidental exposure of a health care worker, the employing organization or the organization for which the person works as a volunteer is responsible for paying the cost of the test, not the person exposed. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 81.095(b), Health and Safety Code, to delete language referencing the person exposed as a person responsible for paying the costs of a test for hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Makes nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.