1. The physician or other practitioner who orders the test of a convicted offender for HIV under this chapter shall disclose the results of the test to the convicted offender and to the victim counselor or a person requested by the victim who is authorized to provide the counseling required pursuant to section 141.22, who shall disclose the results to the petitioner.
2. All testing under this chapter shall be accompanied by pretest and posttest counseling as required under section 141.22.
3. Subsequent testing arising out of the same incident of exposure shall be conducted in accordance with the procedural and confidentiality requirements of this chapter.
4. Results of a test performed under this chapter, except as provided in subsection 6, shall be disclosed only to the physician or other practitioner who orders the test of the convicted offender, the convicted offender, the victim, the victim counselor or person requested by the victim who is authorized to provide the counseling required pursuant to section 141.22, the physician of the victim if requested by the victim, and the parent, guardian, or custodian of the victim, if the victim is a minor. Results of a test performed under this chapter shall not be disclosed to any other person without the written, informed consent of the convicted offender. A person to whom the results of a test have been disclosed under this chapter is subject to the confidentiality provisions of section 141.23, and shall not disclose the results to another person except as authorized by section 141.23, subsection 1.
5. Notwithstanding subsection 4, test results shall not be disclosed to a convicted offender who elects against disclosure.
6. If testing is ordered under this chapter, the court shall also order periodic testing of the convicted offender during the period of incarceration, probation, or parole if the physician or other practitioner who ordered the initial test of the convicted offender certifies that, based upon prevailing scientific opinion regarding the maximum period during which the results of an HIV-related test may be negative for a person after being HIV-infected, additional testing is necessary to determine whether the convicted offender was HIV-infected at the time the sexual assault was perpetrated. The results of the test conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be released only to the physician or other practitioner who orders the test of the convicted offender, the convicted offender, the victim counselor or person requested by the victim who is authorized to provide the counseling required pursuant to section 141.22, who shall disclose the results to the petitioner, and the physician of the victim, if requested by the victim.
7. The court shall not consider the disclosure of an alleged offender's serostatus to an alleged victim, prior to conviction, as a basis for a reduced plea or reduced sentence.
8. The fact that an HIV-related test was performed under this chapter and the results of the test shall not be included in the convicted offender's medical or criminal record unless otherwise included in department of corrections records.
9. The fact that an HIV-related test was performed under this chapter and the results of the test shall not be used as a basis for further prosecution of a convicted offender in relation to the incident which is the subject of the testing, to enhance punishments, or to influence sentencing.
10. If the serologic status of a convicted offender, which is conveyed to the victim, is based upon an HIV-related test other than a test which is authorized as a result of the procedures established in this chapter, legal protections which attach to such testing shall be the same as those which attach to an initial test under this chapter, and the rights to a predisclosure hearing and to appeal provided under this chapter shall apply.
11. HIV-related testing required under this chapter shall be conducted by the state hygienic laboratory.
12. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter requiring initial testing, if a petition is filed with the court under section 709B.2 requesting an order for testing and the order is granted, and if a test has previously been performed on the convicted offender while under the control of the department of corrections, the test results shall be provided in lieu of the performance of an initial test of the convicted offender, in accordance with this chapter.
13. In addition to the counseling received by a victim, referral to appropriate health care and support services shall be provided.
14. In addition to persons to whom disclosure of the results of a convicted offender's HIV-related test results is authorized under this chapter, the victim may also disclose the results to the victim's spouse, persons with whom the victim has engaged in vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse subsequent to the sexual assault, or members of the victim's family within the fourth degree of consanguinity.
15. A person to whom disclosure of a convicted offender's HIV-related test results is authorized under this chapter shall not disclose the results to any other person for whom disclosure is not authorized under this chapter. A person who intentionally or recklessly makes an unauthorized disclosure under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars. The attorney general or the attorney general's designee may maintain a civil action to enforce this chapter. Proceedings maintained under this subsection shall provide for the anonymity of the test subject and all documentation shall be maintained in a confidential manner.
93 Acts, ch 140, §3; 94 Acts, ch 1154, §9
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