§ 40:1113.1 — Definitions

Louisiana § 40:1113.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§1113.1. Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Autologous donations" means the donation or collection of blood, blood
products, or tissue from a patient strictly intended for that patient's own future use.
(2) "Health care provider" means a person, partnership, corporation, facility, or
institution licensed by the state or federal government to provide health care or professional
services as a physician, osteopath, hospital, blood bank or tissue bank and/or an officer,
employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment.
(3) "HIV test" means a laboratory test approved by the Louisiana Department of
Health to detect antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus.
(4) "Patient" means a natural person who receives health care from a health care
provider.
(5) A "positive reaction" means a positive HIV test with a positive confirmatory test,
including, but not limited to the western blot.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 234, §1; Acts 2010, No. 129, §1, eff. June 8, 2010; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.141 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.