252.133 HIV testing for anatomical gifts. - Wisconsin Statutes

252.133

252.133 HIV testing for anatomical gifts.

252.133(1)

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a health care provider, as defined in s. 252.15 (1) (ar), who procures, processes, distributes, or uses a human body part or human tissue that is the subject of an anatomical gift under s. 157.06 shall have an HIV test performed on the donor of the body part or tissue in order to assure medical acceptability of the gift for the purpose intended. The health care provider shall use an HIV test that yields a validated HIV test result. If the validated HIV test result of the donor is positive, the human body part or human tissue donated for use or proposed for donation may not be used.

252.133(2)

(2) If, as determined by the attending physician of a potential donee of a human body part or human tissue, a medical emergency exists under which a human body part or human tissue that has been subjected to testing under sub. (1) is unavailable, including a threat to the preservation of the the life of the potential donee, the requirement of sub. (1) does not apply.

252.133 - ANNOT.

History: 2009 a. 209 ss. 30, 45, 46