§ 23-11-1. Diseases declared contagious — Exposure of another to infection. Sexually transmitted diseases shall include, but not be limited to, syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, granuloma inguinale, and lymphogranuloma venereum and other diseases that the director of health may by regulation determine to constitute a sexually transmitted disease. Sexually transmitted diseases are declared to be contagious, […]
§ 23-11-10. Investigation of suspected cases and sources. In all suspected cases of sexually transmitted disease, the state department of health is empowered to take appropriate measures to determine whether the person or persons suspected of being infected are suffering from any sexually transmitted disease; and whenever any sexually transmitted disease is found to exist, […]
§ 23-11-11. Power to examine suspected cases — Right of suspect to own physician. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the state department of health is empowered to make examinations of persons reasonably suspected of having sexually transmitted disease; provided, however, that any person so examined shall have the right […]
§ 23-11-12. Refusal to submit to examination. Any person refusing to permit the department of health to examine him or her, as provided in § 23-11-11, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment for thirty (30) days, or by both […]
§ 23-11-13. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually appropriate that sum that it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, and the state controller shall draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum appropriated, or so much of it as […]
§ 23-11-14. Reports by public and private laboratories. Whenever any public or private laboratory performs a laboratory test for any sexually transmitted disease, the result, if reactive or positive, shall be reported within ten (10) days after the test by the person in charge of the laboratory to the state department of health in the […]
§ 23-11-15. Report not violation of physician-patient relationship. Any report made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed a violation of the physician-patient relationship or otherwise contrary to the ethics of the medical profession. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 23-11-15; P.L. 1967, ch. 58, § 2.
§ 23-11-16. Violations — Penalties. Unless another penalty is provided by the laws of this state, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for […]
§ 23-11-17. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. The physician or healthcare provider attending any person for a suspected sexually transmitted disease shall offer testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). All testing pursuant to this section shall be as provided for in chapter 6.3 of this title. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 405, § 3; P.L. […]
§ 23-11-18. Legislative findings. The general assembly recognizes and declares that: (1) The special legislative commission to study the feasibility of implementing a needle exchange program has met in accordance with 1992 joint resolution 192, and strongly recommends passage of a law enabling the department of health to implement a pilot needle exchange program for […]
§ 23-11-19. Exchange of hypodermic needles and syringes. (a) The director of the department of health shall maintain a program offering the free exchange of new hypodermic needles and syringes for used hypodermic needles and syringes as a means to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or viral hepatitis among injecting drug users […]
§ 23-11-2. Repealed.
§ 23-11-20. Expedited partner therapy. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a physician licensed under chapter 37 of title 5, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 54 of title 5 or a certified registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 34 of title 5 who is authorized to prescribe and dispense prescription […]
§ 23-11-3. Compulsory treatment of infected persons. The department of health is empowered to require persons who are in an infectious condition with a sexually transmitted disease to report for treatment to a licensed physician and to continue treatment until cured of his or her infectious condition. Any person suffering from any sexually transmitted disease […]
§ 23-11-4. State laboratory facilities and treatment. The state department of health shall provide and/or make arrangements for laboratory tests for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted disease and shall provide and/or make arrangements for the clinical treatment of sexually transmitted diseases as determined by the director of health. In addition, the department of health is […]
§ 23-11-5. Reports of cases by public and private institutions. The superintendent or other officer or other person in charge of public or private institutions, such as hospitals or other licensed health care facilities, dispensaries, clinics, homes, asylums, and charitable and correctional institutions, shall promptly report the identity of every patient suffering from a sexually […]
§ 23-11-6. Reports by physicians. Any physician who diagnoses and/or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease shall immediately make a report of that case to the state department of health in the manner and form that the department shall direct. History of Section.P.L. 1921, ch. 2081, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 163, § 7; […]
§ 23-11-7. Penalty for failure to report. Any person who shall neglect for a period of ten (10) days to make a report as provided in §§ 23-11-5, 23-11-6, and 23-11-14 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100). History of Section.P.L. 1921, ch. 2081, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 163, § 8; […]
§ 23-11-8. Blood test of pregnant women. It shall be the duty of every physician engaged in prenatal attendance upon a pregnant woman to obtain a blood specimen of that pregnant woman within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit. That blood specimen shall be submitted to the laboratory of the state department of […]
§ 23-11-9. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1921, ch. 2081, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 163, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 257, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 23-11-9; P.L. 1986, ch. 246, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 436, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2017, ch. 13, § 1, effective June 19, 2017; P.L. 2017, ch. 25, […]
