HEPATITIS C SCREENING ACT Senate SponsorsSen. John G. Mulroe-Donne E. Trotter-Jacqueline Y. Collins, Michael E. Hastings-Terry Link, Mattie Hunter-Melinda Bush and William Delgado 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die New ActCreates the Hepatitis C Screening Act. Provides that every individual born between the years of 1945 and 1965 who receives health services from a hospital as an inpatient or in the emergency department of a hospital or who receives primary care services in an outpatient department of a hospital or who receives health services from a health care practitioner providing primary care shall be offered a hepatitis C-related test, unless the health care practitioner providing the services reasonably believes that certain conditions are present. Effective January 1, 2015. 1/21/2014SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe 1/21/2014SenateFirst Reading 1/21/2014SenateReferred to Assignments 1/29/2014SenateAssigned to Public Health 1/29/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 3/4/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/26/2014SenatePostponed - Public Health 3/28/2014SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2014 4/9/2014SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings 4/9/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 4/9/2014SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/9/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush 4/10/2014SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 4/11/2014SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die