Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 1 - DISEASES
Section 28-1-27 - HIV screening guidelines
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-1-27
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Adoption by reference. The HIV screening guidelines for each pregnant woman and newborn child whose HIV status is unknown shall be the section titled "recommendations for pregnant women" on pages 11 through 14 in the centers for disease control and prevention's document titled "revised recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health-care settings," dated September 22, 2006. This section is hereby adopted by reference, except as specified in subsection (b).
(b) Deletions. In the portion titled "universal opt-out screening," the following text shall be deleted:
(1) The words "oral or" in the
following sentence: "Pregnant women should receive oral or written information
that includes an explanation of HIV infection, a description of interventions
that can reduce HIV transmission from mother to infant, and the meanings of
positive and negative test results and should be offered an opportunity to ask
questions and to decline testing"; and
(2) the following sentence: "No additional
process or written documentation of informed consent beyond what is required
for other routine prenatal tests should be required for HIV testing."
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