Alabama § 22-11A-51 Informed Consent Required for Hiv Testing

Alabama Statutes

§ 22-11A-51 — Informed Consent Required for Hiv Testing

Alabama § 22-11A-51

Title 22Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control

Ch. 11AReporting Notifiable Diseases

Art. 2Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Aids

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Ala. Code § 22-11A-51 (2026).

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(a)Before any HIV test is performed, the health care provider or testing facility shall obtain from the person a voluntary informed consent to administer the test.

(b)A general consent form should be signed for medical or surgical treatment which specifies the testing for HIV infection by any antibody tests or other means and may be considered as meeting the standard of informed consent in subsection (a).

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(a) Before any HIV test is performed, the health care provider or testing facility shall obtain from the person a voluntary informed consent to administer the test.
(b) A general consent form should be signed for medical or surgical treatment which specifies the testing for HIV infection by any antibody tests or other means and may be considered as meeting the standard of informed consent in subsection (a).