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Decade after hepatitis outbreak, medical registry might end

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former traveling medical technician and Exeter, N.H. hospital worker. Kwiatkowski, who is serving a 39 year prison sentence for stealing painkillers and replacing them with saline-filled syringes tainted with his hepatitis C positive blood, infected more than 40 patients with hepatitis C across four states. New Hampshire legislators responded to the 2013 case by creating a licensing board to register, investigate and discipline medical technicians. In 2022, the N.H. House has passed legislation eliminating the board and the registration requirements. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File) This Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file photo shows the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, N.H. David Kwiatkowski, a former traveling medical technician and former worker at the New Hampshire hospital, is currently serving a 39 year sentence in prison for stealing painkillers and replacing them with saline-filled syringes tainted with his hepatitis C positive blood, infecting more than 40 patients with hepatitis C across four states. New Hampshire legislators responded to the 2013 case by creating a licensing board to register, investigate and discipline medical technicians. In 2022, the N.H. House has passed legislation eliminating the board and the registration requirements. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Decade after hepatitis outbreak, medical registry might end