1. HIV testing and counseling shall be offered to the following:
a. All persons seeking treatment for a sexually transmitted disease.
b. All persons seeking treatment for injecting drug abuse or having a history of injecting drug abuse.
c. All persons who consider themselves at risk for the HIV infection.
d. Male and female prostitutes.
2. Pregnant women shall be provided information about HIV prevention, risk reduction, and treatment opportunities to reduce the possible transmission of HIV to a fetus. Pregnant women who report one or more recognized risk factors for HIV shall be strongly encouraged to undergo HIV-related testing. A pregnant woman who requests testing shall be tested regardless of the absence of risk factors.
99 Acts, ch 181, §8
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