The purpose of the Chapter is to provide for administration and implementation of the “Infected Health Care Worker Management Act (IHCWMA) to prevent transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), or other disease designated by the State Board of Health to patients during invasive procedures.

Author: Charlotte E. Crysel, Director, Division of Infection Control, Alabama Department of Public Health, Mary G. McIntyre, MD, Assistant State Health Officer for Disease Control and Prevention

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-1lA-2, 22-1lA-7, 22-1lA-13, 22-1lA-14 (g), 22-1lA-70.

History: New Rule: Filed November 18, 1994; effective December 23, 1994. Amended: Filed April 20, 2016; effective June 4, 2016.