Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 191

Health and Welfare

←191.659

Section 191.662.1

191.663→

August 28, 2015

Department of mental health, permissive HIV testing without right of refusal, when--results of testing not to be reported to department of health and senior services, when.

191.662. 1. The department of mental health may perform or conduct HIV

testing or HIV sampling without the right of refusal on:



(1) Any individual participating in a methadone treatment program for the

treatment of intravenous drug abuse and who has refused to undergo such

testing whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe that the individual

is infected with HIV and is a reasonable health threat to others;



(2) Any individual under the care and custody of the department of mental

health who has refused to undergo testing whenever there are reasonable

grounds to believe that the individual is infected with HIV and is a

reasonable health threat to others, unless such testing is otherwise

prohibited by law.



2. The department of mental health shall not report to the department of

health and senior services the identity of any individual for whom HIV

testing pursuant to this section confirms HIV infection if such reporting is

prohibited by federal law or regulation.



(L. 1988 H.B. 1151 & 1044 § 5)



Effective 6-1-88







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