Sec. 18.15.440. Confidentiality; penalties for unauthorized disclosure; immunity.
(a) Bloodborne pathogens test results of an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner are confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in AS 18.15.400 – 18.15.450 and as needed for the treatment or medical care of an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner specific to a bloodborne pathogen-related illness. (b) An […]
Sec. 18.15.445. Assistance by departments and municipalities.
The department, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Corrections, and each municipality shall assist public safety officers and employing agencies in complying with the requirements of AS 18.15.400 – 18.15.450.
Sec. 18.15.450. Definitions for AS 18.15.400 – 18.15.450.
In AS 18.15.400 – 18.15.450, (1) “adult or juvenile offender” means a person in custody, arrested, or charged under a criminal complaint or a minor being held or subject to a petition under AS 47.12; (2) “bloodborne pathogens” means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans; these pathogens […]
Sec. 18.15.400. Bloodborne pathogen testing of prisoners, certain adult or juvenile offenders, and public safety officers; required disclosures and consent.
(a) When requested by a public safety officer who may have received a significant exposure from an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner, the employing agency shall follow the testing procedures of AS 18.15.400 – 18.15.450 if (1) a physician licensed under AS 08 determines that a significant exposure to the public safety officer […]
Sec. 18.15.410. Consent for testing; court order for testing; exception.
(a) When a public safety officer has made a request under AS 18.15.400, except as provided in (b) or (c) of this section or in AS 18.15.420, before collecting and testing the blood of an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner, the employing agency shall first obtain the consent of the adult offender or […]
Sec. 18.15.420. Testing without consent.
(a) When a public safety officer has made a request under AS 18.15.400, the employing agency shall file a petition in the superior court for a court order requiring the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner to provide a blood sample for testing for bloodborne pathogens. The employing agency shall serve the petition on the […]