Guide to Legal and Policy Issues: HIV Screening in Routine Healthcare

The laws pertaining to HIV testing vary from state-to-state. Federal recommendations do not preempt or supersede state laws, so it is important that health care workers are familiar with the laws of their jurisdiction. This resource provides the basic requirements for HIV testing for Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.**

**IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE APPLICABLE LAWS MAY CHANGE AND THIS GUIDE ONLY PROVIDES BASIC INFORMATION THAT WAS APPLICABLE AT THE TIME IT WAS CREATED.