191.645. Risk of exposure to Hepatitis C, information to be made available — website to be maintained, content.
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191.645. Risk of exposure to Hepatitis C, information to be made available — website to be maintained, content. — 1. Health care employers shall make information available to their employees regarding the risk of exposure to hepatitis C. Such information shall include but not be limited to the following: availability of testing, including lists of several sites where testing can be obtained; cost; the department of health and senior services website; protocol for accidental exposure; and any other information deemed pertinent by the employer.
2. The department of health and senior services shall maintain a "Missouri Hepatitis C" website in conjunction with the department's current website that:
(1)Informs Missourians of the availability testing for the detection of hepatitis C;
(2)Contains detailed information regarding hepatitis including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)Facts about hepatitis C;
(b)Risk factors for the contraction of hepatitis C;
(c)Common routes of transmission for hepatitis C;
(d)Effects of hepatitis C on the liver and other organs;
(e)Current treatments for acute and chronic hepatitis C;
(f)Effects of untreated hepatitis C on the liver and other organs;
(3)Contains links to the following information and instructional websites:
(a)The American Liver Foundation (www.liverfoundation.org);
(b)Hepatitis Foundation International (www.hepatitisfoundation.org);
(c)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/);
(d)Links to any other website or sites the director deems appropriate and informative for Missourians; and
(e)Information on hepatitis C support groups in Missouri, including but not limited to meeting times, locations, and dates.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 74 & 49)