What is a Mandatory Testing Order?

A Mandatory Testing Order (MTO) is a document that says you must get a blood test.

The blood test checks if you have a virus or infection, including:

• HIV
  
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C.

A government agency or a court can send you an MTO.

For example, the NSW Ombudsman.

The NSW Ombudsman helps people if they have a problem dealing with the NSW Government.

They can send you an MTO if your bodily fluids touched a worker.

We explain who a worker is in the Who can ask for an MTO? section.

Bodily fluids can include:

• blood
  
• saliva
• poo
• semen.

They send you an MTO to make sure the worker is safe from any virus or infection.

In this guide, we explain:

• who can ask for an MTO
  

• what to do if you get an MTO

• what happens after you get a blood test.