La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-6709

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-6709 - Exception; Informed Consent of Patient

A. Conditions. Notwithstanding the prohibition of §6707 of this Chapter, an HBsAg or HIV seropositive practitioner may nonetheless perform or participate in an exposure-prone procedure with respect to a patient when each of the following four conditions is met.

1. The practitioner has affirmatively advised the patient, or the patient's lawfully authorized representative, that the practitioner has been diagnosed as HBsAg seropositive and/or HIV seropositive, as the case may be.

2. The patient, or the patient's lawfully authorized representative, has been advised of the risk of the practitioner's transmission of HBV and/or HIV to the patient during an exposure-prone procedure. The practitioner, if a physician or podiatrist, shall personally communicate such information to the patient or patient's representative. If the practitioner is other than a physician or podiatrist, such information shall also be communicated to the patient's physician.

3. The patient, or the patient's lawfully authorized representative, has subscribed a written instrument setting forth:

a. identification of the exposure-prone procedure to be performed by the practitioner with respect to the patient;

b. an acknowledgment that the advice required by §6709. A.1 have been given to and understood by the patient or the patient's representative; and

c. the consent of the patient, or the patient's lawfully authorized representative to the performance of or participation in the designated procedure by the practitioner.

4. The practitioner's HBsAg and/or HIV seropositivity has been affirmatively disclosed to each practitioner or other health care personnel who participates or assists in the exposure-prone procedure.

B. Revocation of Consent. Consent given pursuant to §6709. A may be revoked by a patient, or a patient's lawfully authorized representative, at any time prior to performance of the subject procedure by any verbal or written communication to the practitioner expressing an intent to revoke, rescind, or withdraw such consent.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-6709

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 18:1125 (October 1992).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1746-1747 and 37:1270(B)(6).