Citation

Body Posit. 1999; 12(3): 20-21.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Gay Men's Health Crisis)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11366291

Abstract

The New York State Partner Notification law is expected to go into effect in late spring or summer 1999. Residents who choose to be tested for HIV and test positive are required to have their names reported to the State Department of Health. The second part, requesting the names of all recent sexual and needle-sharing partners, is voluntary. Efforts will be made to inform partners who may have been exposed to HIV. All names will be kept in confidence within the department. Persons tested at anonymous testing sites or those who tested positive before the law was passed are exempt, but if medical care involving HIV is sought, the names of HIV-positive people will be reported. Medical practitioners are required to report any "known contacts" listed on any form viewed by the practitioner; for example, a spouse listed on an insurance form would be a known contact. Contact information for two AIDS policy groups is provided.

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