{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-14-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-14-5","heading":"Disease testing; reports; pretesting donation","body":"Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) and section 7 of this chapter, a practitioner shall test each donor of semen for the following diseases before the donor provides a donation:\n(1) Syphilis.\n(2) Hepatitis B surface antigen and core antibody.\n(3) HIV antibody.\n(b) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a practitioner shall test each recipient initially and at least annually as long as artificial insemination procedures are continuing for the following diseases:\n(1) Syphilis.\n(2) Hepatitis B surface antigen.\n(3) HIV antibody.\n(c) A practitioner shall perform or arrange for a confirmatory test for HIV antibody if the initial screening test for HIV antibody yields positive results.\n(d) The practitioner shall report the information required under IC 16-41-2 when a test performed under subsection (c) confirms the presence of a disease required to be reported to the state department.\n(e) If a practitioner states in writing that a person has a disease or will soon undergo medical treatment that may damage the person's:\n(1) ability to donate semen; or\n(2) semen;\nthe practitioner shall allow the person to donate semen before performing the tests required under subsection (a).","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE","Chapter 14. Communicable Disease: Testing of Semen Used in Artificial Insemination for Communicable and Sexually Transmitted Diseases"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-41-14-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"c7d0944991763c5b26a51fc77780be90645ae551098a6e914c33cd0db25aa6f0","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-14-4","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-14-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}