How do these changes fit with new CDC recommendations for elimination of mandatory informed consent and pre/post test counseling?
A. This legislation only addresses the CDC recommendation for HIV name-based reporting. Maryland’s informed consent and pre/post test counseling requirements remain unchanged under this legislation. Maryland law continues to require a separate consent for HIV testing. The Maryland AIDS Administration and other stakeholders are reviewing current legislation to see how Maryland can further comply with the CDC recommendations to make testing for HIV similar to testing for other communicable diseases.
