§ 40:1113.1 As used in this Part:
§ 40:1113.2 A. A blood bank, tissue bank, or other blood or tissue storage facility shall perform an HIV test on the blood or tissue of all donors or cause such test to be performed. A blood or
§ 40:1113.3 No physician, osteopath, hospital, blood bank, or tissue bank, or such health care provider’s officers, employees, or agents authorized by law to administer blood, tissue, or fluids
§ 40:1113.4 The provisions of this Part shall not be applicable in emergency situations, which are hereby defined to include but not be limited to those situations in which a patient is in immin
§ 40:1113.5 Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars.
§ 40:1113.6 The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Pr
§ 40:1113.7 The provisions of this Part shall not be construed or interpreted to prohibit or exclude autologous donations or preparation, handling and storage of autologous donations of blood, b

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 5-B > Part VII - Human Immunodeficiency Virus

  • Autologous donations: means the donation or collection of blood, blood products, or tissue from a patient strictly intended for that patient's own future use. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Health care provider: means a person, partnership, corporation, facility, or institution licensed by the state or federal government to provide health care or professional services as a physician, osteopath, hospital, blood bank or tissue bank and/or an officer, employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
  • HIV test: means a laboratory test approved by the Louisiana Department of Health to detect antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Patient: means a natural person who receives health care from a health care provider. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • positive reaction: means a positive HIV test with a positive confirmatory test, including, but not limited to the western blot. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1