Tennessee HB 1283: Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a blood test for the presence of the hepatitis and AIDS/HIV viruses to be administered to an arrested person if requested by a law enforcement officer, TBI employee, firefighter, EMT-paramedic, or EMT who may have been exposed to the virus; specifies that the test is for any hepatitis virus, rather than just hepatitis B. - Amends TCA Section 68-10-116.

Status: Effective date(s) 05/09/2017 (as of 2017-05-22)

State: Tennessee · Session: 110 · Bill: HB 1283

Subjects: Law Enforcement

Sponsors: Dunn, Massey

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