Public Health
AB 2658 by Assembly member Shirley Horton (R-Bonita) was amended to require laboratories to electronically submit information on reportable diseases and conditions to the state electronic laboratory reporting system by July 1, 2009. The bill also would require the Department of Public Health to advise out-of-state laboratories on the new requirements (Bill text, 4/1). The bill is before the Assembly Judiciary Committee (Bill status, 4/1).
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