{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-111-4m1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 4M1/2","heading":"Hepatitis C screening test or Hepatitis C diagnostic test for persons born between 1945 and 1965","body":"Section 4M1/2. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:—\n''Hepatitis C diagnostic test'', a laboratory test that detects the presence of hepatitis C virus in the blood and confirms whether the person whose blood is being tested has a hepatitis C virus infection.\n''Hepatitis C screening test'', any FDA–approved laboratory screening test, FDA–approved rapid point-of-care test or other FDA–approved tests that detect the presence of hepatitis C antibodies in the blood.\n(b) Every person born between the years of 1945 and 1965 who receives health care services from a primary care provider shall be offered a hepatitis C screening test or a Hepatitis C diagnostic test unless the provider believes that: (i) the person is being treated for a life threatening emergency; (ii) the person has previously been offered or has received a hepatitis screening test; or (iii) the person lacks capacity to consent to a hepatitis C screening test.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 111"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter111/Section4M1~2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:38Z","sha256":"fa0ed479d0c829fd2f079c6a72b67442ae388f026d48fecb703434022b604699","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-111-4o","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-111-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}