Office of AIDS

HIV/AIDS Legislative Policy Letters

2012

Assembly Bill 1382 - Hepatitis C Testing Key Provisions (PDF, New Window) (posted February 22, 2012)

Assembly Bill 1382 - Letter to All Interested Parties: Hepatitis C Counseling and Testing (PDF, New Window) (posted February 22, 2012)

Federal Funds and Syringe Access Law (PDF, New Window) (Posted February 2, 2012)

Nonprescription Syringe Sales Through Licensed Pharmacies, Senate Bill 41 (PDF, New Window)

Assembly Bill 604 and Information on Related Legislation - CDPH Authorization of Syringe Exchange Programs (PDF, New Window)

2010

Guidance on Non-Prescription Syringe Sale in Pharmacies, Assembly Bill 1701 (Chesbro, Statutes of 2010, Chapter 667) (PDF, New Window) - This bill extends until 2018 the current program which allows pharmacy sale of syringes without a prescription in any city or county that authorizes a Disease Prevention Demonstration Project. (posted December 2, 2010)

Guidance on Change to HIV Counselor Requirements of Senate Bill 853 (PDF, New Window) - Addresses change to HIV counselor training requirements and training opportunities. (posted November 17, 2010)

2009

New California Law Amends CD4 Reporting Requirements (October 30, 2009) (PDF, New Window)

Guidance for Assembly Bill 1045, which allows a clinical laboratory not to report a CD4+ T-cell test result to the local health officer if the clinical laboratory can demonstrate that the CD4+ T-cell test result is not related to a diagnosed case of HIV infection.

CDPH Support of Routine HIV Screening in Medical Settings (March 2009) (PDF, New Window)

Information regarding recent relevant changes to California Law.

Assembly Bill 2899 (February 19, 2009) (PDF, New Window)

Allows CDPH, Center for Infectious Diseases, Office of AIDS (OA)-funded test sites to make certain decisions independent of OA or local health jurisdiction direction.

2008

Senate Bill 1184 - (December 19, 2008) (PDF, New Window)

Requires each clinical laboratory to report to all CD4+ T-cell tests to the local health officer within seven days of the completion of a CD4+ T-cell test.

Assembly Bill 682 (September 24, 2008) (PDF, New Window)

Elimination of written consent requirement for medical care provider-ordered HIV tests.

Assembly Bill 682 - (February 7, 2008) (PDF, New Window)

Recent Changes in California Law Regarding HIV Testing for Pregnant Women.