(2) Prior consent to HIV antibody testing need not be obtained from an individual if the test is for the purpose of research as authorized by the authority and if the testing is performed in a manner by which the identity of the test subject is not known, and may not be retrieved by the researcher. [1987 c.600 §19; 2009 c.595 §634; 2011 c.720 §192; 2012 c.26 §2; 2019 c.456 §33]