Contact notification must be consistent with guidelines acceptable to the commissioner, which are sensitive to the needs of minors, institutionalized persons and other vulnerable population. If a person fails to return for post-test counseling, the public health official determines, in consultation with the physician, whether to proceed with notification of known contacts. Communication, if necessary, with the person must occur in a private and safe manner. Information identifying contacts shall not be maintained at the state or local level for more than one year following completion of contact notification. Organizations may disclose HIV status of a donation to a donor's provider for the purposes of notifying known contacts of a donor.
Partner notification continues to be authorized in involuntary cases.
No disclosure of index names may occur. Domestic violence screening must also take place. Revisions clarify emergency medical employees continue to be governed by federal regulation. The incident must have occurred in the performance of employment or professional duties and on record with supervisory staff. The incident must involve a listed body substance which has come into contact with mucus membranes, non-intact skin or the vascular system of another.