053-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-6

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 10-6 - Blood-borne Pathogen Testing and Prophylactic Care

(a) Benefits for human blood-borne pathogen testing and prophylactic care under W.S. § 27-14-501(a) shall be limited to the cost of reasonable and necessary initial and follow-up testing and reasonable and necessary prophylactic treatment. Benefits under this section shall be available only to workers reasonably believed to have incurred a potentially significant exposure.

(b) Nothing in this section shall limit benefits for testing and prophylactic care to any particular covered occupation or group of covered occupations included in the definition of "injury" under W.S. § 27-14-102(a)(xi) and prescribing reasonable prophylactic medical treatment during the disease's latency period.

(c) Except to the extent expressly provided, nothing in this section shall relieve a worker of the burden to prove the elements of an "injury" as defined by W.S. § 27-14-102(a)(xi).

(d) Nothing in this subsection shall limit benefits for an exposure to a disease that has resulted in an "injury" as defined in W.S. § 27-14-102(a)(xi).

(e) The Division will follow current recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for post-exposure prophylaxis.

053-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-6

Amended, Eff. 8/24/2017.