Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0787 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to transmission and screening of HIV 2
16	16	and sexually transmissible diseases; amending s. 3
17	17	775.0877, F.S.; deleting offenses relating to 4
18	18	prostitution from the offenses under which certain 5
19	19	offenders must undergo HIV testing; reducing criminal 6
20	20	penalties for the commission of criminal transmission 7
21	21	of HIV; amending s. 796.08, F.S.; deleting 8
22	22	requirements relating to the screening, treatment, and 9
23	23	counseling for sexually transmissible diseases of 10
24	24	certain offenders; deleting criminal penalties for 11
25	25	related violations; making technical changes; amending 12
26	26	s. 960.003, F.S.; conforming cross -references; 13
27	27	amending ss. 98.0751 and 381.004, F.S.; conforming 14
28	28	provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 15
29	29	effective date. 16
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31	31	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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33	33	Section 1. Subsections (1), (3), and (6) of section 20
34	34	775.0877, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 21
35	35	775.0877 Criminal transmission of HIV; procedures; 22
36	36	penalties.— 23
37	37	(1) In any case in which a person has been convicted of or 24
38	38	has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, regardless of whether 25
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47	47	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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51	51	adjudication is withheld, any of the following offenses, or the 26
52	52	attempt thereof, which offense or atte mpted offense involves the 27
53	53	transmission of body fluids from one person to another: 28
54	54	(a) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery; 29
55	55	(b) Section 826.04, relating to incest; 30
56	56	(c) Section 800.04, relating to lewd or lascivious 31
57	57	offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 32
58	58	16 years of age; 33
59	59	(d) Sections 784.011, 784.07(2)(a), and 784.08(2)(d), 34
60	60	relating to assault; 35
61	61	(e) Sections 784.021, 784.07(2)(c), and 784.08(2)(b), 36
62	62	relating to aggravated assault; 37
63	63	(f) Sections 784.03, 784.07(2)(b), and 784.08(2)(c), 38
64	64	relating to battery; 39
65	65	(g) Sections 784.045, 784.07(2)(d), and 784.08(2)(a), 40
66	66	relating to aggravated battery; 41
67	67	(h) Section 827.03(2)(c), relating to child abuse; 42
68	68	(i) Section 827.03(2)(a), relating to aggravated child 43
69	69	abuse; 44
70	70	(j) Section 825.102(1), relating to abuse of an elderly 45
71	71	person or disabled adult; 46
72	72	(k) Section 825.102(2), relating to aggravated abuse of an 47
73	73	elderly person or disabled adult; 48
74	74	(l) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by 49
75	75	person less than 18 years of age; 50
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88	88	(m) Sections 796.07 and 796.08, relating to prostitution; 51
89	89	(m)(n) Section 381.0041(11)(b), relating to donation of 52
90	90	blood, plasma, organs, skin, or other human tissue; or 53
91	91	(n)(o) Sections 787.06(3)(b), (d), (f), and (g), relating 54
92	92	to human trafficking, 55
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94	94	the court shall order the offender to undergo HIV testing, to be 57
95	95	performed under the direction of the Department of Health in 58
96	96	accordance with s. 381.004, unless the offender has undergone 59
97	97	HIV testing voluntarily or pursuant to procedures establishe d in 60
98	98	s. 381.004(2)(h)6. or s. 951.27, or any other applicable law or 61
99	99	rule providing for HIV testing of criminal offenders or inmates, 62
100	100	subsequent to her or his arrest for an offense enumerated in 63
101	101	paragraphs (a)-(m) (a)-(n) for which she or he was convicted or 64
102	102	to which she or he pled nolo contendere or guilty. The results 65
103	103	of an HIV test performed on an offender pursuant to this 66
104	104	subsection are not admissible in any criminal proceeding arising 67
105	105	out of the alleged offense. 68
106	106	(3) An offender who has undergone HIV testing pursuant to 69
107	107	subsection (1), and to whom positive test results have been 70
108	108	disclosed pursuant to subsection (2), who commits a second or 71
109	109	subsequent offense enumerated in paragraphs (1)(a)-(m) (1)(a)-72
110	110	(n), commits criminal transmission of HIV, a misdemeanor of the 73
111	111	first felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 74
112	112	775.082 or, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. A person may be convicted 75
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125	125	and sentenced separately for a violation of this subsection and 76
126	126	for the underlying crime enumerated in paragraphs (1)(a)-(m) 77
127	127	(1)(a)-(n). 78
128	128	(6) For an alleged violation of any offense enumerated in 79
129	129	paragraphs (1)(a)-(m) (1)(a)-(n) for which the consent of the 80
130	130	victim may be raised as a defense in a criminal prosecution, it 81
131	131	is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating this section 82
132	132	that the person exposed knew that the offender was infected with 83
133	133	HIV, knew that the action being t aken could result in 84
134	134	transmission of the HIV infection, and consented to the action 85
135	135	voluntarily with that knowledge. 86
136	136	Section 2. Section 796.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to 87
137	137	read: 88
138	138	796.08 Screening for HIV and sexually transmissible 89
139	139	diseases; providing penalties.— 90
140	140	(1)(a) As used in this section, the term For the purposes 91
141	141	of this section, "sexually transmissible disease" means a 92
142	142	bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic disease, determined by 93
143	143	rule of the Department of Health to be sexually transmissibl e, a 94
144	144	threat to the public health and welfare, and a disease for which 95
145	145	a legitimate public interest is served by providing for 96
146	146	regulation and treatment. 97
147	147	(b) In considering which diseases are designated as 98
148	148	sexually transmissible diseases, the Department of Health shall 99
149	149	consider such diseases as chancroid, gonorrhea, granuloma 100
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162	162	inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum, genital herpes simplex, 101
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164	164	disease (PID)/acute salpingitis, syphilis, and human 103
165	165	immunodeficiency virus infection for designation and shall 104
166	166	consider the recommendations and classifications of the Centers 105
167	167	for Disease Control and Prevention and other nationally 106
168	168	recognized authorities. Not all diseases that are sexually 107
169	169	transmissible need be des ignated for purposes of this section. 108
170	170	(2) A person arrested under s. 796.07 may request 109
171	171	screening for a sexually transmissible disease , including human 110
172	172	immunodeficiency virus, under direction of the Department of 111
173	173	Health and, if infected, shall submit to appropriate treatment 112
174	174	and counseling. A person who requests screening for a sexually 113
175	175	transmissible disease under this subsection must pay any costs 114
176	176	associated with such screening . 115
177	177	(3) A person convicted under s. 796.07 of prostitution or 116
178	178	procuring another to commit prostitution must undergo screening 117
179	179	for a sexually transmissible disease, including, but not limited 118
180	180	to, screening to detect exposure to the human immunodeficiency 119
181	181	virus, under direction of the Department of Health. If the 120
182	182	person is infected, h e or she must submit to treatment and 121
183	183	counseling prior to release from probation, community control, 122
184	184	or incarceration. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 384.29, 123
185	185	the results of tests conducted pursuant to this subsection shall 124
186	186	be made available by the De partment of Health to the offender, 125
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201	201	information in order to enforce the provisions of this chapter. 128
202	202	(4) A person who commits prostituti on or procures another 129
203	203	for prostitution and who, prior to the commission of such crime, 130
204	204	had tested positive for a sexually transmissible disease other 131
205	205	than human immunodeficiency virus infection and knew or had been 132
206	206	informed that he or she had tested posit ive for such sexually 133
207	207	transmissible disease and could possibly communicate such 134
208	208	disease to another person through sexual activity commits a 135
209	209	misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 136
210	210	775.082 or s. 775.083. A person may be convicted and s entenced 137
211	211	separately for a violation of this subsection and for the 138
212	212	underlying crime of prostitution or procurement of prostitution. 139
213	213	(5) A person who: 140
214	214	(a) Commits or offers to commit prostitution; or 141
215	215	(b) Procures another for prostitution by engaging i n 142
216	216	sexual activity in a manner likely to transmit the human 143
217	217	immunodeficiency virus, 144
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219	219	and who, prior to the commission of such crime, had tested 146
220	220	positive for human immunodeficiency virus and knew or had been 147
221	221	informed that he or she had tested positive for hu man 148
222	222	immunodeficiency virus and could possibly communicate such 149
223	223	disease to another person through sexual activity commits 150
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236	236	criminal transmission of HIV, a felony of the third degree, 151
237	237	punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 152
238	238	A person may be convicted and sentenced separately for a 153
239	239	violation of this subsection and for the underlying crime of 154
240	240	prostitution or procurement of prostitution. 155
241	241	Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) and 156
242	242	paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 960.003, Florida 157
243	243	Statutes, are amended to read: 158
244	244	960.003 Hepatitis and HIV testing for persons charged with 159
245	245	or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed certain 160
246	246	offenses; disclosure of results to victims. — 161
247	247	(2) TESTING OF PERSON CHARGED WITH OR ALLEGED BY PETITION 162
248	248	FOR DELINQUENCY TO HAVE COMMITTED CERTAIN OFFENSES. — 163
249	249	(a) In any case in which a person has been charged by 164
250	250	information or indictment with or alleged by petition for 165
251	251	delinquency to have committed any offense enumerated in s. 166
252	252	775.0877(1)(a)-(m) s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(n), which involves the 167
253	253	transmission of body fluids from one person to another, upon 168
254	254	request of the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or of the 169
255	255	parent or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, 170
256	256	the court shall order such person to undergo hepatitis and HIV 171
257	257	testing within 48 hours after the information, indictment, or 172
258	258	petition for delinquency is filed. In the event the victim or, 173
259	259	if the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or legal guardian 174
260	260	requests hepatitis and HIV testing after 48 hours have elapsed 175
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273	273	from the filing of the indictment, information, or petition for 176
274	274	delinquency, the testing shall be done within 48 hours after the 177
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276	276	(b) However, when a victim of any sexual offense 179
277	277	enumerated in s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(m) s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(n) is 180
278	278	under the age of 18 at the time the offense was committed or 181
279	279	when a victim of any sexual offense enumerated in s. 182
280	280	775.0877(1)(a)-(m) s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(n) or s. 825.1025 is a 183
281	281	disabled adult or elderly person as defi ned in s. 825.1025 184
282	282	regardless of whether the offense involves the transmission of 185
283	283	bodily fluids from one person to another, then upon the request 186
284	284	of the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or of the parent 187
285	285	or legal guardian, the court shall order such p erson to undergo 188
286	286	hepatitis and HIV testing within 48 hours after the information, 189
287	287	indictment, or petition for delinquency is filed. In the event 190
288	288	the victim or, if the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or 191
289	289	legal guardian requests hepatitis and HIV testi ng after 48 hours 192
290	290	have elapsed from the filing of the indictment, information, or 193
291	291	petition for delinquency, the testing shall be done within 48 194
292	292	hours after the request. The testing shall be performed under 195
293	293	the direction of the Department of Health in accor dance with s. 196
294	294	381.004. The results of a hepatitis and HIV test performed on a 197
295	295	defendant or juvenile offender pursuant to this subsection shall 198
296	296	not be admissible in any criminal or juvenile proceeding arising 199
297	297	out of the alleged offense. 200
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310	310	(3) DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS.— 201
311	311	(a) The results of the test shall be disclosed no later 202
312	312	than 2 weeks after the court receives such results, under the 203
313	313	direction of the Department of Health, to the person charged 204
314	314	with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed or 205
315	315	to the person convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any 206
316	316	offense enumerated in s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(m) s. 775.0877(1)(a)-207
317	317	(n), which involves the transmission of body fluids from one 208
318	318	person to another, and, upon request, to the victim or the 209
319	319	victim's legal guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the 210
320	320	victim if the victim is a minor, and to public health agencies 211
321	321	pursuant to s. 775.0877. If the alleged offender is a juvenile, 212
322	322	the test results shall also be disclosed to the parent or 213
323	323	guardian. When the v ictim is a victim as described in paragraph 214
324	324	(2)(b), the test results must also be disclosed no later than 2 215
325	325	weeks after the court receives such results, to the person 216
326	326	charged with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have 217
327	327	committed or to the person co nvicted of or adjudicated 218
328	328	delinquent for any offense enumerated in s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(m) 219
329	329	s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(n), or s. 825.1025 regardless of whether the 220
330	330	offense involves the transmission of bodily fluids from one 221
331	331	person to another, and, upon request, to th e victim or the 222
332	332	victim's legal guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the 223
333	333	victim, and to public health agencies pursuant to s. 775.0877. 224
334	334	Otherwise, hepatitis and HIV test results obtained pursuant to 225
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347	347	this section are confidential and exempt from the provisions of 226
348	348	s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and 227
349	349	shall not be disclosed to any other person except as expressly 228
350	350	authorized by law or court order. 229
351	351	Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 230
352	352	98.0751, Florida Statut es, is amended to read: 231
353	353	98.0751 Restoration of voting rights; termination of 232
354	354	ineligibility subsequent to a felony conviction. — 233
355	355	(2) For purposes of this section, the term: 234
356	356	(b) "Felony sexual offense" means any of the following: 235
357	357	1. Any felony offense that serves as a predicate to 236
358	358	registration as a sexual offender in accordance with s. 237
359	359	943.0435; 238
360	360	2. Section 491.0112; 239
361	361	3. Section 784.049(3)(b); 240
362	362	4. Section 794.08; 241
363	363	5. Section 796.08; 242
364	364	5.6. Section 800.101; 243
365	365	6.7. Section 826.04; 244
366	366	7.8. Section 847.012; 245
367	367	8.9. Section 872.06(2); 246
368	368	9.10. Section 944.35(3)(b)2.; 247
369	369	10.11. Section 951.221(1); or 248
370	370	11.12. Any similar offense committed in another 249
371	371	jurisdiction which would be an offense listed in this paragraph 250
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384	384	if it had been committed in violation of the la ws of this state. 251
385	385	Section 5. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section 252
386	386	381.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 253
387	387	381.004 HIV testing. — 254
388	388	(2) HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TESTING; INFORMED 255
389	389	CONSENT; RESULTS; COUNSELING; CONFIDENTIALITY. — 256
390	390	(h) Paragraph (a) does not apply: 257
391	391	1. When testing for sexually transmissible diseases is 258
392	392	required by state or federal law, or by rule, including the 259
393	393	following situations: 260
394	394	a. HIV testing pursuant to s. 796.08 of persons convicted 261
395	395	of prostitution or of procuri ng another to commit prostitution . 262
396	396	b. HIV testing of inmates pursuant to s. 945.355 before 263
397	397	their release from prison by reason of parole, accumulation of 264
398	398	gain-time credits, or expiration of sentence. 265
399	399	c. Testing for HIV by a medical examiner in accordan ce 266
400	400	with s. 406.11. 267
401	401	d. HIV testing of pregnant women pursuant to s. 384.31. 268
402	402	2. To those exceptions provided for blood, plasma, organs, 269
403	403	skin, semen, or other human tissue pursuant to s. 381.0041. 270
404	404	3. For the performance of an HIV -related test by licensed 271
405	405	medical personnel in bona fide medical emergencies if the test 272
406	406	results are necessary for medical diagnostic purposes to provide 273
407	407	appropriate emergency care or treatment to the person being 274
408	408	tested and the patient is unable to consent, as supported by 275
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422	422	results in accordance with paragraph (c) is required. 277
423	423	4. For the performance of an HIV -related test by licensed 278
424	424	medical personnel for medical di agnosis of acute illness where, 279
425	425	in the opinion of the attending physician, providing 280
426	426	notification would be detrimental to the patient, as supported 281
427	427	by documentation in the medical record, and the test results are 282
428	428	necessary for medical diagnostic purposes t o provide appropriate 283
429	429	care or treatment to the person being tested. Notification of 284
430	430	test results in accordance with paragraph (c) is required if it 285
431	431	would not be detrimental to the patient. This subparagraph does 286
432	432	not authorize the routine testing of patient s for HIV infection 287
433	433	without notification. 288
434	434	5. If HIV testing is performed as part of an autopsy for 289
435	435	which consent was obtained pursuant to s. 872.04. 290
436	436	6. For the performance of an HIV test upon a defendant 291
437	437	pursuant to the victim's request in a prosecutio n for any type 292
438	438	of sexual battery where a blood sample is taken from the 293
439	439	defendant voluntarily, pursuant to court order for any purpose, 294
440	440	or pursuant to s. 775.0877, s. 951.27, or s. 960.003; however, 295
441	441	the results of an HIV test performed shall be disclosed s olely 296
442	442	to the victim and the defendant, except as provided in ss. 297
443	443	775.0877, 951.27, and 960.003. 298
444	444	7. If an HIV test is mandated by court order. 299
445	445	8. For epidemiological research pursuant to s. 381.0031, 300
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458	458	for research consistent with institutional review boards created 301
459	459	by 45 C.F.R. part 46, or for the performance of an HIV -related 302
460	460	test for the purpose of research, if the testing is performed in 303
461	461	a manner by which the identity of the test subject is not known 304
462	462	and may not be retrieved by the researcher. 305
463	463	9. If human tissue is collected lawfully without the 306
464	464	consent of the donor for corneal removal as authorized by s. 307
465	465	765.5185 or enucleation of the eyes as authorized by s. 765.519. 308
466	466	10. For the performance of an HIV test upon an individual 309
467	467	who comes into conta ct with medical personnel in such a way that 310
468	468	a significant exposure has occurred during the course of 311
469	469	employment, within the scope of practice, or during the course 312
470	470	of providing emergency medical assistance to the individual. The 313
471	471	term "medical personnel" i ncludes a licensed or certified health 314
472	472	care professional; an employee of a health care professional or 315
473	473	health care facility; employees of a laboratory licensed under 316
474	474	chapter 483; personnel of a blood bank or plasma center; a 317
475	475	medical student or other studen t who is receiving training as a 318
476	476	health care professional at a health care facility; and a 319
477	477	paramedic or emergency medical technician certified by the 320
478	478	department to perform life -support procedures under s. 401.23. 321
479	479	a. The occurrence of a significant exposu re shall be 322
480	480	documented by medical personnel under the supervision of a 323
481	481	licensed physician and recorded only in the personnel record of 324
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495	495	b. Costs of an HIV test shall be borne by the medical 326
496	496	personnel or the employer of the medical p ersonnel. However, 327
497	497	costs of testing or treatment not directly related to the 328
498	498	initial HIV tests or costs of subsequent testing or treatment 329
499	499	may not be borne by the medical personnel or the employer of the 330
500	500	medical personnel. 331
501	501	c. In order to use the provisio ns of this subparagraph, 332
502	502	the medical personnel must be tested for HIV pursuant to this 333
503	503	section or provide the results of an HIV test taken within 6 334
504	504	months before the significant exposure if such test results are 335
505	505	negative. 336
506	506	d. A person who receives the res ults of an HIV test 337
507	507	pursuant to this subparagraph shall maintain the confidentiality 338
508	508	of the information received and of the persons tested. Such 339
509	509	confidential information is exempt from s. 119.07(1). 340
510	510	e. If the source of the exposure is not available and w ill 341
511	511	not voluntarily present himself or herself to a health facility 342
512	512	to be tested for HIV, the medical personnel or the employer of 343
513	513	such person acting on behalf of the employee may seek a court 344
514	514	order directing the source of the exposure to submit to HIV 345
515	515	testing. A sworn statement by a physician licensed under chapter 346
516	516	458 or chapter 459 that a significant exposure has occurred and 347
517	517	that, in the physician's medical judgment, testing is medically 348
518	518	necessary to determine the course of treatment constitutes 349
519	519	probable cause for the issuance of an order by the court. The 350
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533	533	exposure and to the person who experienced the exposure. 352
534	534	11. For the performance of an HIV test upon an individual 353
535	535	who comes into contact wi th nonmedical personnel in such a way 354
536	536	that a significant exposure has occurred while the nonmedical 355
537	537	personnel provides emergency medical assistance during a medical 356
538	538	emergency. For the purposes of this subparagraph, a medical 357
539	539	emergency means an emergency me dical condition outside of a 358
540	540	hospital or health care facility that provides physician care. 359
541	541	The test may be performed only during the course of treatment 360
542	542	for the medical emergency. 361
543	543	a. The occurrence of a significant exposure shall be 362
544	544	documented by medica l personnel under the supervision of a 363
545	545	licensed physician and recorded in the medical record of the 364
546	546	nonmedical personnel. 365
547	547	b. Costs of any HIV test shall be borne by the nonmedical 366
548	548	personnel or the employer of the nonmedical personnel. However, 367
549	549	costs of testing or treatment not directly related to the 368
550	550	initial HIV tests or costs of subsequent testing or treatment 369
551	551	may not be borne by the nonmedical personnel or the employer of 370
552	552	the nonmedical personnel. 371
553	553	c. In order to use the provisions of this subparagraph , 372
554	554	the nonmedical personnel shall be tested for HIV pursuant to 373
555	555	this section or shall provide the results of an HIV test taken 374
556	556	within 6 months before the significant exposure if such test 375
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570	570	d. A person who receives the results of an HI V test 377
571	571	pursuant to this subparagraph shall maintain the confidentiality 378
572	572	of the information received and of the persons tested. Such 379
573	573	confidential information is exempt from s. 119.07(1). 380
574	574	e. If the source of the exposure is not available and will 381
575	575	not voluntarily present himself or herself to a health facility 382
576	576	to be tested for HIV, the nonmedical personnel or the employer 383
577	577	of the nonmedical personnel acting on behalf of the employee may 384
578	578	seek a court order directing the source of the exposure to 385
579	579	submit to HIV testing. A sworn statement by a physician licensed 386
580	580	under chapter 458 or chapter 459 that a significant exposure has 387
581	581	occurred and that, in the physician's medical judgment, testing 388
582	582	is medically necessary to determine the course of treatment 389
583	583	constitutes probable cause for the issuance of an order by the 390
584	584	court. The results of the test shall be released to the source 391
585	585	of the exposure and to the person who experienced the exposure. 392
586	586	12. For the performance of an HIV test by the medical 393
587	587	examiner or attending phys ician upon an individual who expired 394
588	588	or could not be resuscitated while receiving emergency medical 395
589	589	assistance or care and who was the source of a significant 396
590	590	exposure to medical or nonmedical personnel providing such 397
591	591	assistance or care. 398
592	592	a. HIV testing may be conducted only after appropriate 399
593	593	medical personnel under the supervision of a licensed physician 400
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607	607	nonmedical personnel that there has been a significant exposure 402
608	608	and that, in accordance with the written protocols based on the 403
609	609	National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines 404
610	610	on HIV postexposure prophylaxis and in the physician's medical 405
611	611	judgment, the information is medically necessary to determine 406
612	612	the course of treatment for the m edical personnel or nonmedical 407
613	613	personnel. 408
614	614	b. Costs of an HIV test performed under this subparagraph 409
615	615	may not be charged to the deceased or to the family of the 410
616	616	deceased person. 411
617	617	c. For this subparagraph to be applicable, the medical 412
618	618	personnel or nonmedic al personnel must be tested for HIV under 413
619	619	this section or must provide the results of an HIV test taken 414
620	620	within 6 months before the significant exposure if such test 415
621	621	results are negative. 416
622	622	d. A person who receives the results of an HIV test 417
623	623	pursuant to this subparagraph shall comply with paragraph (e). 418
624	624	13. For the performance of an HIV -related test medically 419
625	625	indicated by licensed medical personnel for medical diagnosis of 420
626	626	a hospitalized infant as necessary to provide appropriate care 421
627	627	and treatment of the infant if, after a reasonable attempt, a 422
628	628	parent cannot be contacted to provide consent. The medical 423
629	629	records of the infant must reflect the reason consent of the 424
630	630	parent was not initially obtained. Test results shall be 425
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644	644	14. For the performance of HIV testing conducted to 427
645	645	monitor the clinical progress of a patient previously diagnosed 428
646	646	to be HIV positive. 429
647	647	15. For the performance of repeated HIV testing conducted 430
648	648	to monitor possible conversion from a signifi cant exposure. 431
649	649	Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 432