August 31, 2005, Introduced by Senator THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953,"
(MCL 791.201 to 791.283) by adding section 37a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 37a. (1) Before a prisoner is released on parole or
discharged without being paroled, the prisoner shall undergo a test
for HIV or an antibody to HIV. The test shall occur not earlier
than 60 days before the prisoner is paroled or discharged.
(2) The department shall report each positive test result to
the department of community health, in compliance with section 5114
of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5114.
(3) As used in this section, "HIV" and "positive test result"
mean those terms as defined in section 67.