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CDC Routine HIV Testing Recommendations
Recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health-care settings.

ACT against AIDS
CDC campaign promoting HIV awareness and testing.

National HIV Summit
Resources from a national conference held November 2008 to support implementation of the CDC recommendations for routine HIV testing.

HIV Testing in Emergency Departments: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to different approaches, considerations, and resources for making HIV testing routine in ED care.

 

Letters

Medicare Coverage of HIV Testing for At Risk Patients – HIVMA Comments  09/30/2009

HIVMA submitted a second round of comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) supporting proposed Medicare coverage of HIV testing for “at risk” individuals, but urging broadened coverage to include universal HIV screening.

 
HIVMA Urges CMS to Cover Routine HIV Screening  04/17/2009

Letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) supporting coverage for HIV testing.

 
VA Proposed Rule - HIVMA Comment Letter  01/27/2009

HIVMA submitted comments on the Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) Proposed Rule on the Elimination of Requirements for Prior Signature Consent and Pre- and Post-Test Counseling for HIV Testing as published in the December 29, 2008 Federal Register.

 

Policy Statements

HIV Policy: The Path Forward  04/17/2009

A Joint Position Paper of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American College of Physicians.
View the issue brief»

 
Screening for HIV in Health Care Settings: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians and HIV Medicine Association  01/20/2009

The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guidance statement to present the available evidence on screening for HIV in health care settings.

 

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