NY A02795

Requires medical care facilities, physicians, and medical examiners to notify peace officers, firefighters, EMTs, and ambulance workers within 48 hours if they come into contact with an HIV-positive patient during duty.

Mandates written confirmation of possible HIV exposure and requires notifications to protect the confidentiality of both the patient and the exposed person.

Requires each medical care facility to develop written procedures for notification and make copies available to local fire and law enforcement authorities and the public.

Provides liability protection for medical facilities and physicians acting in good faith to provide notification, except when exposed persons fail to initiate facility notification procedures or when employers fail to notify exposed employees.

Requires employers to provide CDC-recommended training on HIV transmission routes and CDC guidelines for preventing exposure, plus equipment recommended by CDC to protect emergency personnel from HIV exposure.

Prohibits emergency personnel from refusing to treat or transport individuals because they are HIV positive.