Attorney General No.
SA87RF0008
Secretary of State No.
394
Description
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME - AIDS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Declares that AIDS is an infectious, contagious and communicable disease and that the condition of being a carrier of the HTLV-III virus or other AIDS-causing viral agent is an infectious, contagious and communicable condition. Requires each be placed on the list of reportable diseases and conditions maintained by the Department of Health Services. Provides each is subject to quarantine and isolation statutes and regulations. Provides that Health Services Department personnel and all health officers shall fulfill the duties and obligations set forth in specified statutory provisions to preserve the public health from AIDS. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: The fiscal effect of the measure could vary greatly depending upon how it would be interpreted by public health officers and the courts. If only existing discretionary communicable disease controls were applied to the AIDS disease, given the current state of medical knowledge, there would be no substantial change in state and local costs as a direct result of this measure. If the measure were interpreted to require added control measures, depending upon the level of activity taken, the cost of implementing these measures could range to hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
Proponents
Brian Lantz Khushro Ghandi, P.O. Box 352, Livermore, California 94550
Date
7-10-1987
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Qualified
Recommended Citation
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Aids . California Initiative 394 (1987).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/560