HB 5618

House·20th Congress·Filed Oct 20, 2025

An Act to Provide for a Study and for Demonstration Projects Regarding Cases of Hepatitis C Among Firefighters, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians and Other Emergency Response Employees

In plain language

The proposal would have the Health Secretary, together with Labor, study how common hepatitis C is among firefighters, paramedics and EMTs, and then run pilot projects that train them, test them for the virus and provide treatment, with a report to Congress within a year.

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Authors · 2 Representatives

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