960338 — EXEMPTION - SUBSECTION 39 (1) OF THE ACT, O. Reg. 338/96

s. 1

Subsection 39 (1) of the Act does not apply to disclosure by a physician or registered nurse in the extended class, the Chief Medical Officer of Health or a medical officer of health to the Canadian Blood Services if,

s. 1(a)

there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person who is the subject of the disclosure has received a blood transfusion or a blood product from the Canadian Blood Services or has donated blood to the Canadian Blood Services; and

s. 1(b)

the application, order, certificate or report concerns,

s. 1(b)(i)

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS),

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the agent of AIDS,

s. 1(b)(iii)

Hepatitis C,

s. 1(b)(iv)

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy, including,

s. 1(b)(iv)(A)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, all types,

s. 1(b)(iv)(B)

Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Syndrome,

s. 1(b)(iv)(C)

Fatal Familial Insomnia, and

s. 1(b)(iv)(D)

Kuru, or

s. 1(b)(v)

West Nile Virus Illness. ; ;