191.689. Schools to be given notice of identity of child with HIV infection, when, by whom--identity of infected child may be released to whom by school.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

191.689. Schools to be given notice of identity of child with HIV infection, when, by whom--identity of infected child may be released to whom by school.

Schools to be given notice of identity of child with HIV infection,when, by whom--identity of infected child may be released to whom byschool.

191.689. 1. Only after a school has adopted a policy consistent withrecommendations of the Centers for Disease Control on school children who testpositive for HIV shall the department of health and senior services giveprompt and confidential notice of the identity of any child reported to thedepartment to have HIV infection and the parent or guardian of any childconfirmed by the department of health and senior services standards to haveHIV infection shall also give prompt and confidential notice of the identityof such child to the superintendent of the school district in which the childresides, and if the child attends a nonpublic elementary or secondary school,to the chief administrative officer of such school.

2. The superintendent or chief administrative officer may disclose theidentity of an infected child to those persons:

(1) Who are designated by the school district to determine the fitnessof an individual to attend school; and

(2) Who have a reasonable need to know the identity of the child inorder to provide proper health care.