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Alaska Statutes.

Title 18. Health, Safety, and Housing

Chapter 15. Disease Control

Section 410. Consent For Testing; Court Order For Testing; Exception.

AS 18.15.410. Consent For Testing; Court Order For Testing; Exception.

(a) When a correctional officer has made a request under AS 18.15.400 , except as provided in (b) or (c) of this section or in AS 18.15.420 , before collecting and testing the blood of a prisoner, the department must first obtain the consent of the prisoner or the prisoner's representative if the prisoner is unable to provide the consent.

(b) Consent of a prisoner's representative is not required if the department has made reasonable efforts to locate the prisoner's representative and the representative cannot be found within 24 hours after a significant exposure. If testing of available blood occurs without consent because the prisoner is unconscious or unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the department shall provide the information required in AS 18.15.400 to the prisoner or representative whenever it is possible to do so.

(c) If a prisoner dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing, consent is not required, and the prisoner's blood may be collected and tested.

(d) If the prisoner or the prisoner's representative, if appropriate, consents and a sample of the prisoner's blood

(1) is available, the department shall have the blood tested for bloodborne pathogens;

(2) is not available, the department shall collect a sample and have the blood sample tested for bloodborne pathogens.

(e) The department may not withhold care or treatment on the requirement that the prisoner consent to testing for bloodborne pathogens.

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