MAINE: Maine CDC Report to Maine Legislature on Lyme Disease – February 2011

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Maine CDC Report to Maine Legislature on Lyme Disease †" February 2011

http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/ddc/epi/vector-borne/lyme/2011-lyme-legislature.pd\

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Despite basically following the IDSA self-review's " conclusions " , " The great

majority of Lyme disease cases can be treated very effectively with oral

antibiotics for 10 days to a few weeks. IV antibiotics for up to 28 days may be

needed for some cases of Lyme disease which affect the nervous system, joints,

or heart. "

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The Maine CDC's report included a summary of state laws:

http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/ddc/epi/vector-borne/lyme/2011-lyme-legislature.pd\

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Report to Maine Legislature -- Lyme Disease -- February 1, 2011

--- Appendix 10

--- Recent Lyme Legislation [expanded slightly by Steve H.]

Maine:

Title: An Act Concerning the Use of Long-term Antibiotics for the Treatment of

Lyme Disease (LD1709)

Status: Revised bill passed

land #1:

Title: An ACT concerning Licensed Physicians Treatment of Lyme Disease (House

Bill 290)

Status: Did not pass

land #2:

Title: An ACT concerning Task Force to Study Lyme Disease (House Bill 798)

Status: Did not pass

Massachusetts #1:

Title: An Act Making Appropriatoins for the Fiscal Year 2011 for the Maintenance

of the Departments, Boards, Commissions, Institutions and Certain Activities of

the Commonwealth, for Interest, Sinking Fund, and Serial Bond Requirements and

for Certain Permanent Improvements. (House Bill 4800)

Status: Passed

Massachusetts #2:

Title: An Act relative to tick borne illnesses (House Bill 4480)

Status: Did not pass

Minnesota:

Title: Long-Term Antibiotic Therapy for Chronic Lyme Disease (Senate File 2584)

Status: Did not pass

New Hampshire:

Title: An ACT relative to the use of long-term antibiotics for the treatment of

Lyme disease (House Bill 1326)

Status: Did not pass

New Jersey:

Title: An Act Requiring Health Insurance Benefits for the Treatment of Lyme

Disease (Assembly Bill 326 and Senate Bill 1201)

Status: Did not pass

Pennsylvania #1:

Title: Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Education, Prevention and Treatment

Act (House Bill 894)

Status: Did not pass

Rhode Island #1:

Title: An Act Relating to Education †" Health Education Curriculum (H 7418 S

2265 Substitute A)

Status: Passed

Rhode Island #2:

Title: Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Act (Title 5 Chapter 5-37.5)

Status: Passed

Virginia:

Title: Lyme disease, allows a licensed physician to prescribe long-term

antibiotic therapy (House Bill 512)

Status: continued to 2011