15 MAC Pt. 2, Ch. 1, R. 1.11.1
When in the course of providing emergency services to an individual, an
Cite as 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Ch. 1, R. 1.11.1
When in the course of providing emergency services to an individual, an
emergency medical technician, firefighter, peace officer, or other provider of
emergency services comes into direct bare-skin contact with the patient's blood or
other internal body fluids, and the patient is transported to a medical care facility,
the emergency medical services provider shall notify the medical facility of the
blood exposure. Notification shall be in writing and shall include the date and
time of the exposure, a description of the nature of the exposure, and the
circumstances under which it occurred. If the medical facility to whom the victim
is delivered learns during that admission or episode of treatment that the patient
has one of the conditions listed in Subchapter 13 or carries the causative agent
thereof, the medical facility shall then advise the emergency medical service
worker who was exposed as to the condition which was present, and the need for
any protective measures to be taken. The hospital shall retain in the patient's
medical record a copy of the written notification by the emergency medical
services provider of the exposure. The emergency service provider and/or the
agency to which he or she is employed shall not disclose any patient identifying
information provided under this section to any other person or agency.