50-16-1016. Labor and delivery HIV screening. Physicians and other health care providers licensed to provide prenatal care to pregnant women shall, if medically indicated:
(1) offer a rapid HIV diagnostic test to pregnant women in labor with unknown or undocumented HIV status;
(2) offer antiretroviral prophylaxis without waiting for the results of the confirmatory test if a rapid HIV diagnostic test or a standard HIV diagnostic test is positive.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 362, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 16. Health Care Information
Part 10. AIDS Education and Prevention
50-16-1002. Statement of purpose
50-16-1005. and 50-16-1006 reserved
50-16-1008. Testing of donors of organs, tissues, and semen required -- penalty
50-16-1010. through 50-16-1012 reserved
50-16-1014. Screening and pretest information