Permissible testing. (a) An employer may provide testing to an employee who has requested a test in the following circumstances: (i) As part of a health care service provided in the workplace; (ii) In the event of an occupational accident carrying a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids; (iii) For the purposes of applying for compensation following an occupational accident involving a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids. (b) Furthermore, such testing may only take place within the following defined conditions: (i) At the initiative of an employee; (ii) Within a health care worker and employee-patient relationship; (iii) With informed consent and pre- and post-test counselling, as defined by the Department of Health’s National Policy on Testing for HIV; and (iv) With strict procedures relating to confidentiality of an employee’s HIV status as described in clause 7.2 of this Code.
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Permissible testing. (a) An employer may provide testing to an employee who has requested a test in the following circumstances:
(i) As as part of a health care service provided in the workplace;
(ii) In in the event of an occupational accident carrying a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids;
(iii) For for the purposes of applying for compensation following an occupational accident involving a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids.
(b) Furthermore, such testing may only take place within the following defined conditions:
(i) At at the initiative of an employee;
(ii) Within within a health care worker and employee-patient relationship;
(iii) With with informed consent and pre- pre-and post-test counsellingcounseling, as defined by the Department of Health’s National Policy on Testing for HIV; and
(iv) With with strict procedures relating to confidentiality of an employee’s HIV status as described in clause 7.2 of this Code.
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Permissible testing. (a) An employer may provide testing to an employee who has requested a test in the following circumstances:
(i) As as part of a health care service provided in the workplace;
(ii) In in the event of an occupational accident carrying a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids;
(iii) For for the purposes of applying for compensation following an occupational accident involving a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids.
(b) Furthermore, such testing may only take place within the following defined conditions:
(i) At at the initiative of an employee;
(ii) Within within a health care worker and employee-patient relationship;
(iii) With with informed consent and pre- pre-and post-test counsellingcounseling, as defined by the Department of Health’s Health‘s National Policy on Testing for HIV; and
(iv) With with strict procedures relating to confidentiality of an employee’s employee‘s HIV status as described in clause 7.2 of this Code.clause
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Sources: Employment & Human Resources
Permissible testing. (a) An employer may provide testing to an employee who has requested a test in the following circumstances:
(i) As as part of a health care service provided in the workplace;
(ii) In in the event of an occupational accident carrying a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids;
(iii) For for the purposes of applying for compensation following an occupational accident involving a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids.
(b) Furthermore, such testing may only take place within the following defined conditions:
(i) At at the initiative of an employee;
(ii) Within within a health care worker and employee-patient relationship;
(iii) With with informed consent and pre- pre-and post-test counsellingcounseling, as defined by the Department of Health’s National Policy on Testing for HIV; and
(iv) With with strict procedures relating to confidentiality of an employee’s HIV status as described in clause 7.2 of this Code.clause
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Sources: Employment & Human Resources