PRINTER'S NO. 3132
No. 2419 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY RUDY, PESCI, JOHNSON, BELARDI, DEMPSEY, TIGUE,
FAIRCHILD, KRUSZEWSKI, E. Z. TAYLOR, CLARK, SCHEETZ, TRELLO,
STABACK, PETRARCA, OLASZ, THOMAS, BILLOW AND KING,
MARCH 9, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, MARCH 9, 1992
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 29, 1990 (P.L.585, No.148),
2 entitled "An act providing for confidentiality of certain
3 records; providing for the authorized sharing of certain
4 information; providing for written consent prior to an HIV-
5 related test, with certain exceptions; providing for civil
6 immunity for certain licensed physicians; providing for
7 protective procedures and equipment; and creating a civil
8 cause of action," further providing for the certificates of
9 exposure.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 6(a) of the act of November 29, 1990
13 (P.L.585, No.148), known as the Confidentiality of HIV-Related
14 Information Act, is amended to read:
15 Section 6. Certification of significant exposure and testing
16 procedures.
17 (a) Physician's evaluation of significant exposure.--
18 (1) Whenever an individual health care provider or first
19 responder experiences an exposure to a patient's blood or
20 bodily fluids during the course of rendering health care or
1 occupational services, the individual may request an
2 evaluation of the exposure, by a physician, to determine if
3 it is a significant exposure as defined in this act. [No
4 physician shall] A physician may certify his own significant
5 exposure or that of any of his employees. Such requests shall
6 be made within 72 hours of the exposure.
7 (2) Within 72 hours of the request, the physician shall
8 make written certification of the significance of the
9 exposure.
10 (3) If the physician determines that the individual
11 health care provider or first responder has experienced a
12 significant exposure, the physician shall offer the exposed
13 individual the opportunity to undergo testing, following the
14 procedure outlined in section 5.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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