MO HB2070

Health care facilities must notify health care workers and law enforcement officers within 48 hours of becoming aware they sustained an infectious disease exposure during their duties

First responders who transport individuals to health care facilities may request notification if the patient tests positive for specified infectious diseases during admission or treatment

Covered first responders include law enforcement officers, jail/correctional staff, paid and volunteer firefighters, and emergency medical personnel (EMRs, EMTs, paramedics)

Notification requirements cover 19 specified infectious diseases including HIV, Hepatitis B and C, COVID-19, tuberculosis, measles, rabies, and viral hemorrhagic fevers (Ebola, Marburg, etc.)

Knowingly releasing HIV infection information in violation of disclosure restrictions constitutes a class A misdemeanor