Title X, Public Health

In this chapter: I. "Antibody" means a protein produced by the body in response to specific foreign substances such as bacteria or viruses. II. "Antigen" means a substance that stimulates the production of antibodies. II-a. "Communicable hepatitis B virus infection" means the pre…

The department shall: I. Provide information and guidance to the department of education for their development of courses and programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus which meet the requirements of RSA 186:11, IX and XXVII. II. Develop training courses and materials …

The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: I. Procedures for testing blood samples under RSA 141-F:5, I. II. Procedures for testing body parts, tissues, or fluids under RSA 141-F:5, II. III. Procedures for confidentially testing body parts, tissues, or fluids…

A physician or advanced practice registered nurse licensed or registered to practice in this state, an employee of a health care facility licensed under RSA 151, whether paid or unpaid, and an employee of a blood bank, blood center, plasma center, or agency which receives blood d…

I. The department, or agencies operated by or under contract with the department, shall offer laboratory testing, in accordance with RSA 131, for the presence or absence of antibodies or antigens of the human immunodeficiency virus. II. All other laboratories, public or private, …

I. Except as provided in this section, test results of samples submitted for laboratory analysis under RSA 141-F:6 shall not be disclosed to any person or agency except: (a) The physician ordering the test or the person authorized by the physician; and (b) The commissioner, in ac…

I. The identity of a person tested for the human immunodeficiency virus shall not be disclosed except as provided in RSA 141-F:7 and RSA 141-F:8, III, IV and V. II. All records and any other information pertaining to a person's testing for the human immunodeficiency virus shall b…

The commissioner or his designee shall conduct follow-up activities when reports of individuals found serologic positive are provided under RSA 141-C:7. I. Such activities shall be conducted with due regard to the personal and property rights of the individual person and shall be…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require that health care workers be tested for the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis B virus as a condition of employment or practice in a health care facility licensed in accordance with RSA 151.