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Criminal Penalties for Attempted Exposure to Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) by Prison Inmates- Pennsylvania Statutes |
A person is
guilty of this offense if he intentionally or knowingly causes
another to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva,
urine or feces by throwing, tossing, spitting or expelling such
fluid or material when, at the time of the offense, the person knew,
had reason to know, should have known or believed such fluid or
material to have been obtained from an individual, including the
person charged under this section, infected by a communicable
disease, including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) or hepatitis B. |
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Hepatitis Bill May Be Costly For City
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More than a year after Philadelphia firefighters
uncovered a hepatitis C crisis in their midst, the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives is on the verge of proposing relief in a
way that could have costly, long-term consequences for the city.
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HEPATITIS C and the
fire service: assessing the risk |
The
news that Philadelphia (PA) Fire Depart-ment (PFD) firefighters
screened for hepatitis C (HCV) in 1999 had an infection rate almost
three times the average for the U.S. population vividly reminded the
fire service that complacency in the health and safety arena can be
as deadly as complacency on the fireground. The revelation moved
fire departments to look more closely at their infection-control
policies and means for protecting their members against infectious
diseases and supporting those who already have become infected. |
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"Judge Upholds Ruling That Hepatitis Is a Work-Related Injury"
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Philadelphia must increase its
funding for firefighters and paramedics who contract the hepatitis C
virus (Hepatitis C Virus) while working, |
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Pennsylvania Bill Extends Workers' Compensation Coverage to
Hepatitis C |
Pennsylvania Gov. Schweiker Signs Bill Extending Workers' Comp
To
Emergency-Service Responders with Hepatitis C PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20
-- Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker today
signed into law legislation that provides Pennsylvania's emergency-
service
responders with workers' compensation benefits if they contract
Hepatitis C. |
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Philadelphia Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Discrimination Against
HIV-Positive Man by EMTs |
The city of
Philadelphia on Monday settled a civil-rights lawsuit over alleged
discrimination against an HIV-positive man who said that city
emergency medical technicians provided inappropriate care after they
leaned his HIV status |
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