{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-6.3-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-6.3-10","heading":"Notification of disclosure.","body":"(a) In all cases when an individual’s HIV test results are disclosed to a third-party, other than a person involved in the care and treatment of the individual, and except as permitted by § 23-6.3-7 (permitted disclosures re: confidentiality), and permitted by and disclosed in accordance with the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public law 104-191) enacted on August 21, 1996 and as thereafter amended, the person so disclosing shall make reasonable efforts to inform that individual in advance of:\n(1) The nature and purpose of the disclosure;\n(2) The date of disclosure;\n(3) The recipient of the disclosed information.\n(b) Healthcare providers may inform third-parties with whom an HIV infected patient is in close and continuous exposure related contact, including, but not limited to a spouse and/or partner, if the nature of the contact, in the healthcare provider’s opinion, poses a clear and present danger of HIV transmission to the third-party, and if the physician has reason to believe that the patient, despite the healthcare provider’s strong encouragement, has not and will not inform the third-party that they may have been exposed to HIV.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 6.3 Prevention and Suppression of Contagious Diseases — HIV/AIDS"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-6.3/23-6.3-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:39Z","sha256":"5eba6086450edad7aaf65d6260a389a1dad52caf2af36488ad296a3b90abb6be","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-6.3-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-6.3-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}