(a) Any health care worker infected with HIV, HBV, HCV, or other disease designated by the State Board of Health who performs an invasive procedure shall notify the State Health Officer, or his or her designee, of the infection in a time and manner prescribed by the State Board of Health.
(b) Any physician providing care to an infected health care worker shall notify the State Health Officer, or his or her designee, about the presence of the infection in the health care worker in a time and manner prescribed by the State Board of Health.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 11A - Reporting Notifiable Diseases.
Article 3 - Infected Health Care Worker.
Section 22-11A-60 - Definitions.
Section 22-11A-61 - Reporting of Infected Worker to State Health Officer.
Section 22-11A-62 - Performing Invasive Procedures.
Section 22-11A-63 - Investigation by State Health Officer.
Section 22-11A-64 - Appeal Process.
Section 22-11A-65 - Monitoring of Practice of Infected Health Care Worker.
Section 22-11A-66 - Violations.
Section 22-11A-67 - Records and Information Necessary to Assist Investigation.
Section 22-11A-68 - Immunity From Liability for Those Involved in Investigation.
Section 22-11A-69 - Confidentiality Standards; Uses of Information Gained During Investigation.
Section 22-11A-70 - Promulgation of Rules for Administration.
Section 22-11A-71 - Entitlement to Costs.
Section 22-11A-72 - Penalties.
Section 22-11A-73 - Reporting Requirements; Knowledge of Infection Through Application.