Section 250. Storage of semen pending negative HIV tests  


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  • Semen specimens from donors shall be stored and withheld from use for at least 180 days following donation and used only if the donor tests negative for serum antibodies for HIV-1 and HIV-2 on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or blood HIV-1 and HIV-2 by polymerase chain reaction at least 180 days after donation.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 14, Issue 26, eff. October 14, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 15, eff. May 2, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-35 of the Code of Virginia.