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Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-41-14-5

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 5.  (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) and section 7 of this chapter, a practitioner shall test each donor of semen for the following diseases before the donor provides a donation:

(1) Syphilis.

(2) Hepatitis B surface antigen and core antibody.

(3) HIV antibody.

(b) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a practitioner shall test each recipient initially and at least annually as long as artificial insemination procedures are continuing for the following diseases:

(1) Syphilis.

(2) Hepatitis B surface antigen.

(3) HIV antibody.

(c) A practitioner shall perform or arrange for a confirmatory test for HIV antibody if the initial screening test for HIV antibody yields positive results.

(d) The practitioner shall report the information required under IC 16-41-2 when a test performed under subsection (c) confirms the presence of a disease required to be reported to the state department.

(e) If a practitioner states in writing that a person has a disease or will soon undergo medical treatment that may damage the person's:

(1) ability to donate semen;  or

(2) semen;

the practitioner shall allow the person to donate semen before performing the tests required under subsection (a).

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