KRS 214.610: Cabinet for Health and Family Services to approve educational courses on

all aspects of HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Publication of

current informational resources to inform and update all health care

professionals.

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall approve appropriate educational

courses on the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human

immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, that may

address appropriate behavior and attitude change.

(2) The Department for Public Health shall publish on its Web site the current

informational resources for the development of the educational courses or programs.

To the extent possible, the educational courses or programs under this subsection

shall:

(a) Include changes in Kentucky law affecting HIV testing and reporting;

confidentiality and privacy of HIV -related data, information, and reports; and

advances in treatment protocols, intervention protocols, coordination of

services, and other inf ormation deemed important by the Department for

Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

(b) Inform all professions involved with or affected by the birthing process about

the importance of HIV testing of pregnant women and t he probability of

preventing perinatal transmission of HIV with appropriate treatment; and

(c) Update all health care professionals requesting information about the potential

involvement of their occupation in the treatment or prevention of blood -borne

pathogens with the latest CDC guidelines on occupational exposure to HIV

and other blood-borne pathogens.