2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:1113.1 - Definitions
PART VII. HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
§1113.1. Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "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.
(2) "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.
(3) "HIV test" means a laboratory test approved by the Louisiana Department of Health to detect antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus.
(4) "Patient" means a natural person who receives health care from a health care provider.
(5) A "positive reaction" means a positive HIV test with a positive confirmatory test, including, but not limited to the western blot.
Acts 1987, No. 234, §1; Acts 2010, No. 129, §1, eff. June 8, 2010; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.141 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
