HIV/AIDS Bureau
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2008 Updated Compendium of State HIV Testing Laws |
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2008 Updated Compendium of State HIV Testing Laws |
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The National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center (NCCC), a
component of the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) program, has
released its revised and updated 2008 online State HIV Testing Laws Compendium.
The Compendium describes each State’s laws and policies on HIV testing in
clinical settings. Since the release of the CDC’s Revised Recommendations for
HIV Testing in Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings
in September 2006, many states have updated their HIV testing laws.
Understanding individual State laws can be essential when providing testing and
counseling services to patients and in implementing routine HIV testing
programs. In addition to the updated laws, the Compendium includes a Quick
Reference Guide to each States’s laws, definitions of key HIV testing terms, and
a link to the CDC recommendations. Individual state profiles can be downloaded
from an easy-to-use map on the website. The NCCC at UCSF/San Francisco General
Hospital is funded by HRSA/HAB in collaboration with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and is one of the Sources of TA featured on the TARGET
Center, the central source of Ryan White TA and training.
Clinicians with questions about HIV testing procedures and test interpretation can obtain expert guidance by calling the NCCC’s HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline) at 800/933-3413. The NCCC also provides advice on managing occupational exposures to blood-borne pathogens on its PEPline at 888/448-4911, and advice on managing HIV in pregnant women and their infants on its Perinatal Hotline at 888/448-8765. These free consultation services are available to health care workers. Access the Compendium at: http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr |
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