Creates the crime of reckless infection of a patient with a communicable disease by a health care provider; requires the notification of patients by the department of health if a health care provider is determined to have exposed patients to a communicable disease through reckless conduct such as the reuse of a syringe, needle or other sharp; establishes as professional misconduct the reuse of a syringe, needle or other sharp; and relates to the time period for commencing certain medical malpractice actions. |