(a) When a public safety officer has made a request under AS 18.15.400, except as provided in (b) or (c) of this section or in AS 18.15.420, before collecting and testing the blood of an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner, the employing agency shall first obtain the consent of the adult offender or prisoner or the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's representative if the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner is unable to provide the consent.
(b) Consent of an adult or juvenile offender's or a prisoner's representative is not required if the employing agency has made reasonable efforts to locate the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's representative and the representative cannot be found within 24 hours after a significant exposure. If testing of available blood occurs without consent because the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner is unconscious or unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the employing agency shall provide the information required in AS 18.15.400 to the adult or juvenile offender, prisoner, or representative whenever it is possible to do so.
(c) If an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing, consent is not required, and the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's blood may be collected and tested.
(d) If the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner or the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's representative, if appropriate, consents and a sample of the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's blood
(1) is available, the employing agency shall have the blood tested for bloodborne pathogens;
(2) is not available, the employing agency shall collect a sample and have the blood sample tested for bloodborne pathogens.
(e) The employing agency may not withhold care or treatment on the requirement that the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner consent to testing for bloodborne pathogens.
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