NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 11-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 2 - Coverage and Benefits 11-C - Medical Examination of Volunteer Ambulance Workers to Detect and Identify the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv).

§  11-c.  Medical examination of volunteer ambulance workers to detect   and identify the human  immunodeficiency  virus  (HIV).  1.  Whenever  a   volunteer  ambulance  worker  has  been exposed to a significant risk of   transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while  performing   services  in  the  line  of duty, the executive officer of the ambulance   company of which the  volunteer  ambulance  worker  is  a  member  shall   authorize  such  volunteer  ambulance  worker  to  obtain an appropriate   medical examination to determine if such volunteer ambulance worker  has   been exposed to or infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).   Such  medical  examination  of  a  volunteer  ambulance  worker shall be   authorized within eight hours of notification to the  executive  officer   of  the  ambulance company of which such volunteer ambulance worker is a   member of an incident that has created an exposure risk to the volunteer   ambulance worker.2. Should it  be  determined  by  the  examining  physician  or  other   attending health care worker that a significant risk of transmission has   occurred,  or  should  any medical examination conclude that a volunteer   ambulance  worker  has  been  exposed  to   or   infected   with   human   immunodeficiency virus (HIV), then such volunteer ambulance worker shall   be  offered  counseling  and  additional  testing,  as  appropriate  and   consistent with treatment  guidelines  issued  by  the  commissioner  of   health.  Such  counseling  may  include  a discussion of the risk of the   transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the exposure   the volunteer ambulance worker may have experienced and the spectrum  of   tests  commercially  available  for the prompt and reliable diagnosis of   such infection.   Information from any such  medical  examination  of  a   volunteer ambulance worker shall be confidential information pursuant to   article  twenty-seven-F  of  the public health law and shall not be made   available to the ambulance company without the written authorization  of   the affected volunteer ambulance worker.3.  Payment  for  medical  examinations, additional testing, treatment   services,  counseling  services,  and  any  other  additional   services   provided  pursuant to this section shall be a covered benefit under this   chapter.4. For the purposes of this section, the  term  "significant  risk  of   transmission"  means the alleged conduct or actions taken by a victim or   patient or any other action, situation or  event  that  occurs  while  a   volunteer  ambulance  worker  is performing services in the line of duty   that has created a recognized and significant risk  of  infection  of  a   volunteer  ambulance worker with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),   as determined by the commissioner of health, consistent with guidelines,   protocols, and findings of the United States centers for disease control   and prevention.5. For purposes  of  this  section,  the  term  "medical  examination"   includes  a  physical  examination  or  test performed by a physician or   other appropriate  health  care  worker  to  determine  if  a  volunteer   ambulance   worker  has  been  exposed  to  or  infected  by  the  human   immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Tests may include, but not be limited  to,   the  most  accurate,  sensitive, and timely tests available used for the   early identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).6. The commissioner of health shall issue guidelines to facilitate the   identification  of  circumstances  potentially  exposing   a   volunteer   ambulance  worker  to  a  significant  risk of transmission of the human   immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Such guidelines shall be  consistent  with   criteria  accepted  by  the  federal  centers  for  disease  control and   prevention. Such guidelines shall  also  provide  information  regarding   related counseling and testing procedures available to such individuals. 7. Any information gathered pursuant to the provisions of this section   which  is  deemed confidential under any other provision of law shall be   treated in a confidential manner.