La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-6703
Board- the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
Body Fluids- amniotic, pericardial, peritoneal, pleural, synovial, and cerebrospinal fluids, semen, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids, secretions, and excretions containing visible blood.
Exposure-Prone Procedure- an invasive procedure in which there is an increased risk of percutaneous injury to the practitioner by virtue of digital palpation of a needle tip or other sharp instrument in a body cavity or the simultaneous presence of the practitioner's fingers and a needle or other sharp instrument or object in a poorly visualized or highly confined anatomic site, or other invasive procedure in which there is a significant risk of contact between the blood or body fluids of the practitioner and the blood or body fluids of the patient. All invasive procedures are not considered exposure-prone; an invasive procedure (defined below) is considered an exposure-prone procedure only when it is a type of invasive procedure described by this definition.
Function Ancillary to an Invasive Procedure- the preparation, processing, or handling of blood, fluids, tissues, or instruments which may be introduced into or come into contact with any blood, body fluids, cavity, internal organ, subcutaneous tissue, mucous membrane, or percutaneous wound of the human body in connection with the performance of an invasive procedure.
HBV- the hepatitis B virus.
HBsAg Seropositive- with respect to a practitioner, that a test of the practitioner's blood under the criteria of the Federal Centers for Disease Control or of the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors has confirmed the presence of hepatitis B surface antigens and that no subsequent test has confirmed that hepatitis B surface antigens are no longer present.
HIV- the human immunodeficiency virus, whether HIV-1 or HIV-2.
HIV Seropositive- with respect to a practitioner, that a test under the criteria of the Federal Centers for Disease Control or of the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors has confirmed the presence of HIV antibodies.
Invasive Procedure- any surgical or other diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving manual or instrumental contact with or entry into any blood, body fluids, cavity, internal organ, subcutaneous tissue, mucous membrane, or percutaneous wound of the human body.
Practitioner- a physician, podiatrist, physician's assistant, respiratory therapist, or other health care provider licensed or certified by the board and authorized by applicable laws and regulations to perform or participate in invasive procedures or functions ancillary to invasive procedures.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-6703