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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
2
231158
Name:
Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test
Collection Sites
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
11/7/2023
Clerk of the Board
On agenda:
Final action:
2/9/2024
Enactment date:
2/9/2024
017-24
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of
clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located
in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy
standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; prohibiting such
sites from paying individuals to take a medical test; and providing that a violation of the specimen
collection standards is a misdemeanor offense and a public health nuisance subject to an
administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.
Sponsors:
Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen, Matt Dorsey
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral FYI 073123, 4. Comm Pkt 102623, 5. Board Pkt 110723, 6.
Leg Ver2, 7. Leg Dig Ver2, 8. Comm Pkt 011124, 9. Board Pkt 012324, 10. Board Pkt 013024, 11. Leg
Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
DUPLICATED
Board of Supervisors
11/7/2023
1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Board of Supervisors
11/7/2023
1
Pass
RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED
Board of Supervisors
11/7/2023
2
Pass
RECOMMENDED
Public Safety and Neighborhood
Services Committee
1/11/2024
2
Pass
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors
1/23/2024
2
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
1/30/2024
2
Pass
APPROVED
Mayor
2/9/2024
2