HB 1046 - DIGEST

Requires the department of social and health services or other supervising agency to request that an infant's treating physician test the infant for human immunodeficiency virus when the infant, under one year of age, is placed in out-of-home care under chapter 13.34 RCW, and if the human immunodeficiency virus status of the infant's mother is either: (1) Known to be positive; or

(2) Unknown and the department has information indicating that the mother is at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Requires the department of social and health services or other supervising agency to follow the treating physician's recommendations for any follow-up testing and treatment necessary for an infant who has tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus.