10-148 C.M.R. ch. 24, § I - DISCLOSURE OF HIV TEST RESULTS TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
A. The results of
an HIV test of a child in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services
may be disclosed to a Department employee who has any one or a combination of
the following responsibilities for the child who was the subject of the tests,
provided that the HIV test results are relevant and necessary to the employees
decisions and actions relative to the care or treatment of that child. These
responsibilities include:
1. Assessment of
the child's needs, short and long term planning regarding the child,
decision-making regarding the care, treatment, supervision, placement, and/or
safety of the child, or any other activities necessary to discharge the
Department's parental rights and responsibilities for the child, or
2. Formulation and/or presentation of an
appropriate plan for the child and the bases of this plan to a courts
or.
3. Monitoring or review of the
appropriateness of the Department's plans and actions relative to the child,
or
4. Submission of applications
for third party benefits for the child.
B. A Department employee who receives HIV
status information may not disclose the results further except as permitted in
Title 5 MRSA Section19203.
Notes
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