3-519 - Consent for Blood Draw Initiated by MPD

Policy

If the medical facility cannot identify or locate the SI but MPD subsequently identifies and locates the SI, a consent for blood draw may be initiated by the MPD.

A consent for blood draw must be coordinated by the Precinct/Division Commander (or designee) and the MPD Health and Wellness Coordinator (or their alternate). The Precinct/Division Commander and Health and Wellness Coordinator will coordinate contact with the SI to obtain consent only under the following conditions:

1. A physician determines that an MPD employee has suffered a significant exposure, and;

2. The SI is not at the medical facility, and;
3. The medical facility cannot identify or locate the SI.

When all of the above conditions are met and the MPD has identified and located the SI, the Precinct Commander (or designee) will initiate contact with the SI to obtain consent. The following steps should be taken;

1. The Consent for Blood Draw Form (MP-8861) should be read to the SI, using a language translator if necessary. The SI should be informed they have the right to refuse testing and that any test will be paid for by the MPD;

2. If the SI gives consent by signing the Consent for Blood Draw Form (MP-8861), the MPD may transport the SI to and from an appropriate medical facility;
3. If the SI refuses consent, indicate their refusal on the Consent for Blood Draw form (MP-8861) and include any other information/notes;
4. Forward the Consent for Blood Draw Form (MP-8861) to the Health & Wellness Coordinator.

• Significant Exposure:

  Having sustained a contact which carries a potential for a transmission of bloodborne pathogens by one or more of the following means:

  • A skin puncture by a needle or sharp object that has had contact with blood or body fluid from another person
  • Blood or bodily fluids of another person in contact with the mucus membranes or eyes
  • Any contamination of open skin (cuts, abrasions, blisters, open dermatitis) by blood or body fluids, or bites that break the skin
  • Blood or blood-containing fluids in contact with skin longer than 5 minutes

  Note: Fluids such as urine, saliva, vomit and stool are considered significant only when they contain visible blood. Significant exposure to diseases communicable by airborne transmission (including tuberculosis, chicken pox, measles, and pertussis) will be confirmed and follow-up will be determined with the help of Public Health.

• Source Individual: Source Individual (SI) is an individual, living or dead, whose blood, tissue, or potentially infectious body fluids may be a source of bloodborne pathogen exposure to another person. Examples include, but are not limited to, a victim of an accident, injury or illness, or a deceased person.