Section 246-136-020. Agreements between local health jurisdictions and local jails.

By November 1, 1997, local health officials and local jail administrators shall establish interagency agreements to include at a minimum:

(1) The title of the official in the local health department assigned the duty for disclosing sexually transmitted disease information as required by RCW 70.24.105 (4)(b) and the title of the health care administrator or infection control coordinator in the local jail assigned the duty of receiving of such information;

(2) A statement indicating that sexually transmitted disease status information is confidential and that release of such information is governed by law;

(3) The title of the person in the local jail or local health jurisdiction assigned the duty for disclosing sexually transmitted disease information or other communicable disease information to the exposed jail staff member in accordance with RCW 70.24.105 (4)(d);

(4) The anticipated number of days or hours from the time:

(a) That a member of a jail staff has been possibly substantially exposed to the bodily fluids of a detained person to the time that report has been provided to the local health officer;

(b) That such a report has been received by the local health officer to the time that a determination of substantial exposure has been made and, if appropriate, the detained person is ordered to be tested for HIV;

(c) That mandated or other known HIV test results and other communicable disease information is disclosed only as permitted by law to the exposed jail staff person, after the detained person has been ordered to be tested for HIV; and

(d) That the results of a new HIV test done as a result of the exposure is disclosed to the exposed jail staff person, after the detained person has been ordered to be tested for HIV;

(5) The title and position of the position responsible for submitting to the department of health by December 1, 1997, a report to include:

(a) The number of negative, positive and other HIV test results disclosed to department of corrections health staff or local jail health staff as required by RCW 70.24.105 (4)(a) and (b);

(b) A listing, without jail staff or detainee identifying information, of the requests for determination of substantial exposure, the determination made and the circumstances of the exposure, and the information disclosed to the exposed jail staff person from existing records, and information disclosed to the exposed jail staff person as a new HIV or other testing.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.24.107. WSR 97-22-027, § 246-136-020, filed 10/29/97, effective 11/29/97.]

RCW 70.24.107. WSR 97-22-027, § 246-136-020, filed 10/29/97, effective 11/29/97.