Sec. 10.18.02.04. Physician Responsibility

A. A physician shall:

(1) Report a case of HIV or AIDS or newborn HIV exposure for a patient under the physician's care to the health officer within 48 hours, by phone or in writing on a form provided by the Secretary; and

(2) Include the information requested on the form.

B. A physician may not transmit information to the health officer or the Secretary about a case of HIV or AIDS or newborn HIV exposure by facsimile or another electronic method unless directed by the Secretary to submit the information by electronic method.

C. A physician authorized to order laboratory examinations shall include all of the following information on the written laboratory examination order for a test covered by this chapter:

(1) Name, date of birth, race, ethnicity, and gender of the patient;

(2) Street address, city, state, and zip code of the patient's residence; and

(3) Name, address, and telephone number of the physician ordering the test.

D. A physician who reports a case of HIV or AIDS or a newborn HIV exposure or orders a laboratory examination for a test covered by this chapter shall make available to the health officer or the Secretary the information necessary to compile an HIV/AIDS case report as set forth in Health-General Article, §18-207, Annotated Code of Maryland.

E. A physician working in an institution required to report as set forth in Health-General Article, §18-202.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, is not required to report an HIV or AIDS case if the administrative head of the institution has designated an individual clinical or infection control practitioner or a specific set of clinical or infection control practitioners other than the physician to be responsible for reporting on behalf of all clinical and infection control practitioners in the facility, as set forth in Regulation .05 of this chapter.