To the Reader:
The State HIV Testing Laws Compendium describes key state HIV testing laws and policies. Each state’s HIV testing laws are unique and many have been revised since the release of the CDC’s 2006 HIV testing guidelines. The Compendium is designed to help clinicians understand HIV testing laws and to implement sound HIV testing policies. It should not, however, be used as an official legal document.
The Compendium is an ongoing student research project of the National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center (NCCC) at UCSF/SFGH. It is currently maintained by Sarah Neff, MPH student at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. UCSF medical student Kali Stanger had the original idea and did the initial work on the Compendium, which was carried on superbly by Research fellows Alison Chang of the University of Pennsylvania and Carryn Christianson of Northwestern University.
The NCCC provides clinical consultation for healthcare providers as part of the HRSA AIDS Education and Training Centers program. Clinicians with questions about HIV testing are encouraged to call the National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline) at 800-933-3413. The Warmline provides advice on HIV testing and management, including antiretroviral treatment. Other NCCC consultation services include: the National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline) for advice on managing occupational exposures to HIV and hepatitis; and the National Perinatal Consultation and Referral Service (Perinatal HIV Hotline ) for consultation on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
We will be updating the Compendium periodically. Although I review these materials as faculty advisor, it is beyond the scope of the project to perform ongoing verification of every section. We encourage readers to send comments or updates in the body of an email to NCCCtemp@nccc.ucsf.edu.
Thank you,
Ronald H. Goldschmidt, MD, Director
National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center
San Francisco General Hospital, (415) 206-5792
Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine and Vice-Chair
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of California San Francisco
The Warmline, PEPline, and Perinatal Hotline are part of the National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center (NCCC) based at San Francisco General Hospital.
The NCCC
is a component of the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program funded by the Ryan White CARE Act of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the University of California San Francisco. |
