§ 40:1171.2 — Definitions

Louisiana § 40:1171.2

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

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§1171.2. Definitions
As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this
Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Contact" is a sex-sharing or needle-sharing partner, a person who has had
contact with blood or body fluids to which universal precautions apply through percutaneous
inoculation or contact with an open wound, non-intact skin, or mucous membrane, or a
person who has otherwise been exposed to an HIV-infected person in such a way that
infection may have occurred as defined by the Louisiana Department of Health regulations
based upon guidelines of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(2) "HIV-related test" is a test which is performed solely to diagnose infection with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(3) "HIV test result" is the original document, or copy thereof, transmitted to the
medical record from the laboratory or other testing site the result of an HIV-related test. The
term shall not include any other note, notation, diagnosis, report, or other writing or
document.

Legislative History

Acts 1991, No. 1054, §1; Acts 2007, No. 153, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.12 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.