(a) No insurer shall request or require that an applicant submit to an HIV test unless the insurer first:
(1) Obtains the applicant’s prior written informed consent;
(2) Reveals to the applicant the use to which the HIV test results may be put and entities to whom test results may be disclosed pursuant to §§ 7404 and 7405 of this title; and
(3) Provides the applicant with written information approved by the Department of Health and Social Services, such as the brochure “HIV and AIDS” published by the American Red Cross, or its successor, or a similar brochure.
(b) An applicant may ask the person conducting the medical examination and testing on behalf of the insurer any questions the applicant may have regarding the HIV test and the informed consent. Such person shall either answer the questions to the extent of the person’s knowledge or inform the applicant that prior to undergoing medical examination and testing, the applicant may wish to consult a physician or other knowledgeable health care professional, at the applicant’s expense, if any.
(c) No positive ELISA test result may be used for any purpose unless it has been confirmed by a Western Blot Assay or an equivalent or more accurate confirmatory test.
70 Del. Laws, c. 176, § 1.
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