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SECTION 1. Section 70F of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph:- It shall not be a violation of this section for any facility, physician or health care provider to test any person for the presence of the HIV antibody or antigen in compliance with a court order issued pursuant to section 70I. SECTION 2. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 70H the following section:- 70I. Any law enforcement officer as defined in section 116C of chapter 6 of the General Laws, healthcare provider, firefighter, EMS personnel, or paramedic who, in the course of his or her official duties, has been exposed to the transfer of blood, semen, or other bodily fluid of another person may petition a justice of the superior court for an order compelling the testing of that other person for the HIV antibody or antigen. The results of that test shall only be shared with the exposed law enforcement officer, healthcare provider, firefighter, EMS personnel, or paramedic and his or her medical care provider.
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