New Jersey Statutes 26:5C-22. HIV test on potential semen donor; consent; payment; notification
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:5C-22
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. a. A semen bank shall perform an HIV test on a potential donor prior to that person donating semen and shall freeze all donated semen for a waiting period of at least six months, in accordance with standards adopted by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
b. A semen bank shall perform the HIV test only after the donor has provided written informed consent according to standards adopted by the Commissioner of Health. A donor who refuses to provide written informed consent to an HIV test or tests positive for HIV shall not be permitted to donate semen.
c. The cost of the HIV test shall be borne by the recipient of the donation.
d. The Commissioner of Health shall establish procedures for notification by a semen bank to donors of screening results and referrals to appropriate counseling and health care services as necessary.
L.1997, c.246, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.343.