§ 16-41-14-5 — Disease testing; reports; pretesting donation

Indiana § 16-41-14-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 41: PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE
• Ch. 14: Communicable Disease: Testing of Semen Used in

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) and
section 7 of this chapter, a practitioner shall test each donor of semen
for the following diseases before the donor provides a donation:
(1) Syphilis.
(2) Hepatitis B surface antigen and core antibody.
(3) HIV antibody.
(b) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a practitioner
shall test each recipient initially and at least annually as long as
artificial insemination procedures are continuing for the following
diseases:
(1) Syphilis.
(2) Hepatitis B surface antigen.
(3) HIV antibody.
(c) A practitioner shall perform or arrange for a confirmatory test for
HIV antibody if the initial screening test for HIV antibody yields
positive results.
(d) The practitioner shall report the information required under IC 16-41-2 when a test performed under subsection (c) confirms the
presence of a disease required to be reported to the state department.
(e) If a practitioner states in writing that a person has a disease or
will soon undergo medical treatment that may damage the person's:
(1) ability to donate semen; or
(2) semen;
the practitioner shall allow the person to donate semen before
performing the tests required under subsection (a).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.255-1996, SEC.14.