(A) When an exposure incident occurs in the line of duty, the officer involved will immediately notify the Chief of Police to make a report of the incident.
(B) The route(s) of exposure and circumstances of the incident will be documented by the Chief of Police or by his or her designee.
(C) Immediately after exposure, the officer shall be transported to the appropriate health care facility for clinical and serological testing for evidence of infection.
(D) The source individual will be transported to the appropriate medical facility for blood sampling and testing. Per 410 ILCS 305/7(c), “Written informed consent is not required for a health care provider or health facility to perform a test when a law enforcement officer is involved in the line of duty in a direct skin or mucous membrane contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an individual which is of a nature that may transmit HIV as determined by a physician in his medical judgment”.
(E) The source individual will be tested for HIV and hepatitis. Treatment will be based on the result of these tests.
(F) If the source individual is not immediately available, an assumption will be made that the individual was infected.
(G) If the exposure is the result of a needle stick or other instance where there is no source individual, the instrument of contamination will be taken to the health care facility for evaluation.
(H) Results of the testing shall be made available to the exposed officer.
(I) The exposure incident will be reported to the City Clerk so that a worker’s compensation case number can be obtained, and to ensure that the proper paperwork is completed.
(Ord. passed 3-16-2009)