What is the purpose of the regulations in Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 34?
Under section 212(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, any alien who is determined to have a communicable disease of public health significance is inadmissible to the United States and ineligible for a visa. The 42 CFR Part 34 regulations define the term “communicable disease of public health significance” and describe the medical examination that aliens must complete in order to determine whether they have one of these diseases. CDC proposes to remove all references to HIV in these regulations. If references to HIV are removed, aliens would not be tested for HIV and HIV-infected aliens would no longer be inadmissible to the United States.
