WAC 296-823-16010   Test the blood of the source person.  

Exemption:

When the source individual is already known to be infected with HBV or HIV, you do not need to test their status.

     You must:

     • Arrange to test the source individual's blood for HBV and HIV as soon as feasible after getting their consent.

     – If you do not get consent, you must establish that legally required consent can not be obtained

     – When the law does not require the source individual's consent, their blood, if available, must be tested and the results documented.

Note:	• Your local health authority enforces rules regarding HIV testing and consent which are found in WAC 246-100-206, Special diseases -- Sexually transmitted diseases, and WAC 246-100-207, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing.
	These rules can be found at: http://www.leg.wa.gov/wac and click on Title 246 WAC.
	• Source testing: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States. The CDC recommends testing of the source person for the presence of anti-HCV antibody. (Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis, MMWR, June 29, 2000/50(RR11); 1-42.)

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-12-070, § 296-823-16010, filed 6/1/04, effective 9/1/04; 03-09-110, § 296-823-16010, filed 4/22/03, effective 8/1/03.]