191.226. Costs of HIV testing for certain crime victims payable by department of health and senior services, when, conditions. - Missouri Statutes

Costs of HIV testing for certain crime victims payable bydepartment of health and senior services, when, conditions.

191.226. The department of health and senior services shall pay for thecost of conducting HIV testing for a victim of the crime of rape as defined insection 556.030, RSMo, or of the crime of sodomy as defined in section566.060, RSMo, or of the crime of incest as defined in section 568.020, RSMo,if a person who is convicted of such crime is determined to be infected withHIV based upon HIV testing conducted upon delivery of the person to thedepartment of corrections pursuant to section 191.659. Such testing shall belimited to not more than two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testsper year and such cost of such tests shall not be paid by the department ofhealth and senior services for more than five years after the date the crimewas committed. HIV testing conducted pursuant to this section shall beperformed by the public health laboratory of the department of health andsenior services.

(L. 1989 S.B. 138 § 1)