Idaho § 39-5408 - HTLV-III antibody
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 39-5408 — HTLV-III antibody, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-5408. HTLV-III antibody
Every hospital, bank or other storage facility where a person has donated semen shall use all reasonable means to detect if the donor has an antibody to HTLV-III in his blood. In the event that an antibody to HTLV-III is detected, such semen shall not be used for any purposes of artificial insemination.
As used in this section, "HTLV-III" means the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
[39-5408, added 1986, ch. 111, sec. 1, p. 304.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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