Voluntary information 
6. (1) Upon receiving an application, the medical officer of health shall immediately designate an appropriate public health professional for the purpose of contacting the respondent about voluntarily providing information necessary to confirm his or her seropositivity respecting the prescribed communicable diseases and voluntarily providing a blood sample to be tested for the prescribed communicable diseases. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (1). (2) The medical officer of health shall provide the person designated under this section with the name and address of the respondent and, if available, the telephone number of the respondent. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (2). (3) The procedure for the voluntary process shall be informal, using standard public health practices and procedures. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (3). (4) The person designated under this section shall not disclose the applicant’s name or any other personally identifying information about the applicant to the respondent but may disclose to the respondent that an application has been received by the medical officer of health and may describe the process governing the application. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (4). (5) The medical officer of health who considers an application shall not take part in any investigation or receive information respecting the voluntary process involving the respondent or the applicant with the exception of receiving information about whether or not the voluntary process was successful. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (5). (6) Where the designated person is satisfied that the respondent has voluntarily provided information necessary to confirm his or her seropositivity or has voluntarily provided a blood sample for testing, the voluntary process is successful. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (6). (7) Where the designated person is not satisfied that the respondent has voluntarily provided information necessary to confirm his or her seropositivity or has voluntarily provided a blood sample for testing, the voluntary process is not successful. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (7). (8) Where the medical officer of health receives information that the voluntary process was successful, the medical officer of health shall not consider the application. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (8). (9) Where the medical officer of health receives information that the voluntary process was not successful, the medical officer of health shall proceed to consider the application. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (9). (10) Where the medical officer of health is of the opinion that he or she has received information about the voluntary process outside the scope of what permitted in this section, the medical officer of health shall immediately contact the Chief Medical Officer of Health who shall designate another medical officer of health to consider the application. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (10). (11) A medical officer of health designated by the Chief Medical Officer of Health under this section may continue the voluntary process if he or she is of the opinion that it is appropriate to do so. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (11). (12) Where the person designated under this section has made reasonable attempts to contact the respondent but is unable to contact the respondent within seven days of being designated for that purpose by the medical officer of health, the person shall advise the medical officer of health that the voluntary process was unsuccessful. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (12). (13) The voluntary process shall take no more than seven days to complete. O. Reg. 166/03, s. 6 (13).