Section 23-6.3-14 - Reporting and notification of HIV/AIDS(a) Except in the case of anonymous HIV testing, a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS shall be notifiable and reportable to the department by name. The following shall be reported to the department:
(1) A diagnosis of HIV, according to the most current CDC case definition of HIV.(2) A diagnosis of AIDS, according to the most recent CDC case definition of AIDS.(3) A positive ELISA result of any HIV test and/or other FDA approved test indicative of the presence of HIV.(4) Notification of a perinatal exposure to HIV shall be made to the department regardless of confirmatory testing. A perinatal case report for HIV shall be indicated by two (2) positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests; < 18 months; and/or other U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved tests that indicate the presence of HIV in pediatric cases.(b) The following persons shall report information required by this section to the department: (1) A healthcare provider who diagnoses or treats HIV/AIDS;(2) The administrator of a healthcare facility as defined in chapter 17 of this title who diagnoses or treats HIV/AIDS; or(3) The administrator of a prison in which there is an HIV/AIDS infected individual or perinatal exposure to HIV/AIDS.(c) A person responsible for the administration of a clinical or hospital laboratory, blood bank, mobile unit, or other facility in which a laboratory examination of any specimen derived from a human body yields serological, or other evidence of HIV/AIDS, including perinatal exposure to HIV/AIDS shall notify the department in a timely manner.(d) All positive HIV test results shall be confirmed with a Western Blot or other FDA approved confirmatory test.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-6.3-14
P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 1.