§300dd–31. Grants for anonymous testing — Inbound Citations
42 U.S.C. § 300dd–31
Cited by 5 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 42 U.S.C. § 300dd–31 as a whole
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(a) The Secretary may not make a grant under section 300dd–31 of this title to a State unless the State agrees that, before testing an individual pursuant to such section, the State will provide to the individual appropriate counseling with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (based on the most recent scientific data relating to such syndrome), including—(1) measures for the prevention of exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for such syndrome;(2) the accuracy and reliability of the results of such testing;(3) the significance of the results of such testing, including the potential for developing acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and(4) encouraging individuals, as appropriate, to undergo testing for such etiologic agent and providing information on the benefits of such testing.
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(b) The Secretary may not make a grant under section 300dd–31 of this title to a State unless the State agrees that, if the results of testing conducted pursuant to such section indicate that an individual is not infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the State will review for the individual the information provided pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to such syndrome, including—(1) the information described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of such subsection; and(2) the appropriateness of further counseling, testing, and education of the individual with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
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(c) The Secretary may not make a grant under section 300dd–31 of this title to a State unless the State agrees that, if the results of testing conducted pursuant to such section indicate that an individual is infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the State will provide to the individual appropriate counseling with respect to such syndrome, including—(2) reviewing the appropriateness of further counseling, testing, and education of the individual with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome;(3) the importance of not exposing others to the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome;(4) the availability in the geographic area of any appropriate services with respect to health care, including mental health care and social and support services;(5) the benefits of locating and counseling any individual by whom the infected individual may have been exposed to the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and any individual whom the infected individual may have exposed to such etiologic agent; and(6) the availability, if any, of the services of public health authorities with respect to locating and counseling any individual described in paragraph (5).
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(d) Agreements entered into pursuant to subsections (a) through (c) may not be construed to prohibit any grantee under section 300dd–31 of this title from expending the grant for the purpose of providing counseling services described in such subsections to an individual who will not undergo testing described in such section as a result of the grantee or the individual determining that such testing of the individual is not appropriate.
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For the purpose of grants under section 300dd–31 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1989 and 1990.