§ 5 §19204-A — Counseling new HIV cases

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, persons who test positive for HIV infection must be offered post-test counseling. Persons who are authorized by section 19203‑C or 19203‑F to receive test results after exposure must be offered counseling regarding the nature, reliability and significance of the HIV test and the confidential nature of the test. Persons offered counseling under this section may decline the offer by signing a waiver stating that counseling has been offered and is being declined.
1.
Pretest counseling.
2.
Post-test counseling.
"Post-test counseling" must include:
3.
Preventive practices.
4.
Referrals.
5.
Written information to person being counseled.
To comply with the requirements of this section regarding post-test counseling, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection 2, the provider of an HIV test shall give to the person being counseled a written document containing information on the subjects described in subsection 2, paragraph A.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 443, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 539 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 811, §8 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 803, §4 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 319, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 404, §15 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 625, §A15 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 647, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 93, §3 (AMD).