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source patient's identity, the results of the source patient's HIV | | test. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §19203-C, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 1995, c. 404, §7, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. Written informed consent was not given by the person | | whose blood or body fluid is the source of the exposure and | | that person has refused to be tested, or in the event of an | | occupational exposure in a health care setting where the | | source patient was unable or unavailable to authorize the | | test, the individual contacted for authorization to test the | | source patient's available blood or tissue sample denied the | | authorization. |
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| | | The bill expands the list of individuals able to give consent | | or authorize HIV testing in the event of an occupational exposure | | in a health care setting. |
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