Summary of AIDS Laws From the 1988 Legislative Sessions

• NCJ Number: 133182
• Author(s): I A Bowleg; B J Bridgham
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 132 pages
• Contract Number(s): 500-86-0009; 282-85-0013
• Sponsoring Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; US Dept of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General; US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: George Washington University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report summarizes the laws regarding AIDS, HIV antibody testing, and related issues enacted in 36 States during their 1988 legislative sessions.

Abstract

The laws focus on reporting requirements, consent to testing, contact and partner notification regarding HIV antibody test results, confidentiality and disclosure, counseling, and discrimination. They also focus on intravenous drug abuse and AIDS transmission, penalties for donating blood or other actions taken with the knowledge of being HIV positive, AIDS prevention, public health measures, school health, AIDS in correctional facilities, and occupational health issues related to AIDS. Index