S.B. 519

VETOES

(B)     A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL:

(1)      MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION; BUT

(2)      IS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.

(C)     THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL MEET AT LEAST FOUR TWO TIMES A YEAR,
AT THE TIMES AND PLACES THAT IT DETERMINES.

18-1006.

THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL BE TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH
RESPECT TO HEPATITIS C BY;

(1) DEVELOPING A PROPOSAL FOR A STATEWIDE PROGRAM THAT
PROMOTES PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF
HEPATITIS C AMONG PERSONS AT HIGH RISK FOR HEPATITIS C, AS WELL AS POLICE
OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, PERSONS EMPLOYED BY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL, AND OTHER HIGH RISK GROUPS, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND PERSONS EMPLOYED IN
PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS OR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, AT
A MINIMUM, INFORMATION ON RISK FACTORS, THE VALUE OF EARLY DETECTION,
AND THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR TREATING HEPATITIS C;

(2) PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF
HEPATITIS C SCREENING, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES AMONG
PERSONS AT HIGH RISK FOR HEPATITIS C AS DETERMINED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD
BASED ON DATA PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY
THE ADVISORY BOARD;

(3) DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH-CARE
PROFESSIONALS IN REGARD TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY,
DETECTION, AND TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS C, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
INFORMATION ABOUT COINFECTION WITH HCV AND HIV AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF
COINFECTION FOR HIV OR AIDS TREATMENT;

(4) DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL MEASURES
TARGETED AT SPECIFIC GROUPS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EDUCATE
YOUTH ABOUT THE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF INFECTION WITH HCV;

(5) COLLABORATING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO
DEVELOP SCREENING SERVICES TO IDENTIFY HCV POSITIVE INMATES WHO ARE
LIKELY TO BE RELEASED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR AND TO PROVIDE
COUNSELING AND TREATMENT OPTIONS TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISK
TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THESE PERSONS;

(6) EVALUATING EXISTING HEPATITIS C SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE
COMMUNITY AND ASSESSING THE NEED FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND
ACCESSIBILITY OF THESE SERVICES;

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