On February 14, the Missouri Senate voted unanimously to approve a bill requiring TB screening for more people and allow prosecution of those who spread the disease. Sponsored by Republican Sen. David Sater, a pharmacist from Cassville, Mo., the legislation would direct universities and colleges to develop TB screenings for faculty and students who were considered at “high risk” of contracting the disease.
Mo. Senate Passes Bill to Increase Tuberculosis Screenings and Penalize Spreading the Disease
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