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§ 6233. Legislative intent

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: June 29, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 31C. Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance, Education, Prevention and Treatment Act
Effective: June 29, 2014
35 P.S. § 6233
§ 6233. Legislative intent
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It is the intent of the General Assembly:
(1) To provide the public with information and education to create greater public awareness of the dangers of and measures available to prevent, diagnose and treat Lyme disease and related maladies.
(2) To ensure that:
(i) Health care professionals, insurers, patients and governmental agencies are educated about the broad spectrum of scientific and treatment options regarding all stages of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses.
(ii) Health care professionals provide patients with information about the broad spectrum of scientific and treatment options regarding all stages of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses to enable patients to make an informed choice as part of informed consent and to respect the autonomy of that choice.
(iii) Government agencies in this Commonwealth provide information regarding the broad spectrum of scientific and treatment options regarding all stages of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses.
(iv) A system is established for tick surveillance.

Credits

2014, June 29, P.L. 808, No. 83, § 3, imd. effective.
35 P.S. § 6233, PA ST 35 P.S. § 6233
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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