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NY may tighten review of inmate HIV/hepatitis care
Quick ReadNY gov considers bill to require health department oversight of HIV/hepatitis C in prisons
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A bill pending before Gov. David Paterson would direct the New York State Health Department to monitor the care of state and local prisoners with the AIDS virus or hepatitis C, a move supporters say is long overdue.
The measure would require the department to conduct annual reviews of the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C in state and local correctional facilities. The agency...
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