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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 300
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(ii) 1. The first responder involved in the exposure has given
prompt notice to the medical director with jurisdiction over the first responder; [and]
2. THE PUBLIC SAFETY WORKER INVOLVED IN THE
EXPOSURE HAS GIVEN PROMPT NOTICE TO THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR WITH
JURISDICTION OVER THE PUBLIC SAFETY WORKER; AND
[2.] 3. The medical director has given prompt notice to the
designated hospital infectious disease/communicable disease officer where the patient
is admitted;
(4) The health care provider, [or] first responder, OR PUBLIC SAFETY
WORKER involved in the exposure has given informed consent and has submitted a
blood sample to be tested for the presence of HIV; and
(5) The designated hospital infectious disease/communicable disease
officer has made a determination, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention recommendations, that the testing of blood samples or other body
fluids of the patient for the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) would be helpful in managing the risk of disease and health outcome of
the health care provider, [or] first responder, OR PUBLIC SAFETY WORKER.
(c) If there has been an exposure between a first responder and an individual
OR A PUBLIC SAFETY WORKER AND AN INDIVIDUAL before the admission of the
individual to a hospital:
(1) The first responder OR PUBLIC SAFETY WORKER shall give notice to
the first responder's OR PUBLIC SAFETY WORKER'S medical director in accordance
with subsection (b)(3)(ii)1 AND 2 of this section;
(2) The medical director shall act as an intermediary at all times
between the first responder OR PUBLIC SAFETY WORKER and the designated hospital
infectious disease/communicable disease officer; and
(3) The medical director and the designated hospital infectious
disease/communicable disease officer shall ensure that all communications and
information related to the exposure of the first responder OR PUBLIC SAFETY
WORKER are confidential.
(d) If the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section are satisfied,
the designated hospital infectious disease/communicable disease officer shall order
tests to be conducted for the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) using a test procedure approved by the Department on:
(1) Blood samples already obtained from the patient; or
(2) Blood samples or other body fluids collected for the purpose of HIV
testing under this section.
(e) When the designated hospital infectious disease/communicable disease
officer obtains the results of an HIV test conducted in accordance with the provisions
of subsection (d) of this section, the designated hospital infectious
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