Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1121.21. Blood samples; standard test

A. (1)(a) Every primary, treating healthcare provider who provides routine prenatal care, services, or screening to a pregnant woman shall provide HIV and syphilis blood tests to the pregnant woman during the pregnant woman's initial prenatal care visit with that healthcare provider during the woman's first trimester and the pregnant woman's first prenatal care visit in the third trimester with that healthcare provider or as soon as possible thereafter.

(b) Any admitting healthcare provider who attends any pregnant woman during labor and delivery shall provide HIV and syphilis blood tests to the pregnant woman at that time. The pregnant woman shall be informed that the testing will be performed unless the woman declines the testing.

(c) A blood sample shall be taken and submitted to any approved laboratory for a standard test for syphilis as approved by the American Board of Pathology and a standard diagnostic HIV test approved by the Food and Drug Administration, unless the pregnant woman has declined the testing.