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6 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2015-02 - Order Governing Blood Test Screening For Certain Diseases Transmitted Through A Significant Exposure And Allowing For The Limited Disclosure Of Test Results.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2015-02%20-%20Order%20Governing%20Blood%20Screening.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, pursuant to the chief judge’s constitutional and statutory responsibility for administrative supervision of the courts within the circuit and to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the chief judge is required to exercise direction, see Fla. • This Administrative Order shall be deemed to take effect as an Order authorizing prompt blood testing and disclosure of blood test results under the parameters set forth below. • The sworn statement by a physician, licensed under Chapter 458 or Chapter 459 attesting that a significant exposure has occurred and that in the physician’s medical judgment, the screening is medically necessary to determine the course of treatment for the exposed person must be filed with the Clerk of the Court within twenty-four (24) hours after testing has occurred. • All screenings performed pursuant to this Administrative Order must be conducted by the Department of Health or the Department’s authorized representative or by licensed medical personnel at a licensed facility designated by the attesting physician. • In order to use the provisions of this Administrative Order, the person subjected to the significant exposure must also be screened for the same sexually transmittable diseases. • A person who receives the results of a test pursuant to this Administrative Order, which results disclose human immunodeficiency virus infection and are otherwise confidential pursuant to law, shall maintain the confidentiality of the information received and the identity of the person tested as required by section 381.004, Florida Statutes.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the chief judge’s constitutional and statutory responsibility for administrative supervision of the courts within the circuit and to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the chief judge is required to exercise direction, see Fla.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: a888c5023a846d832ceb1f8eb07502c161fb4e98c45a9ca55ffde39f5c9fb62e. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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