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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 10.18.08.13" title_num="10" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="08" heading="Information on Exposures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A hospital where an exposure occurred shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintain a confidential record or incident report for an HIV test conducted under Regulation .12 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Adopt procedures for the confidential HIV testing of blood samples or other body fluids used or collected for purposes of Regulation .12 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maintain a record of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An exposure as defined by Health-General Article, §18-338.3(a), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A refusal to consent by a patient as described in the Health-General Article, §18-338.3(b)(2)(ii), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide records as specified in §A(3)of this regulation or information from the records to the Department when and as requested by the Secretary.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Nothing in Regulation .12 of this chapter or this regulation shall be construed to exempt any individual or entity required to report infectious diseases from reporting the infectious diseases as required in Health-General Article, Title 18, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>