1. (1) Terms used in this section are defined as:

   1. (a) "Partner" means any individual, including a spouse, who has shared needles, syringes, or drug paraphernalia or who has had sexual contact with an HIV infected individual.
   2. (b) "Spouse" means any individual who is the marriage partner of that person at any time within the ten-year period before the diagnosis of HIV infection.
   3. (c) "Linkage to care" means there was a reported CD4+ T-Lymphocyte test or HIV viral load determination within three months of HIV positive diagnosis.
   4. (d) "Retention to care" means there was a reported CD4+ T-Lymphocyte test or HIV viral load determination once within a 12-month period.

2. (2) Partner services include:

   1. (a) confidential partner notification within 30 days of receiving a positive HIV result or when relevant additional information is found to aide in an investigation or case management;
   2. (b) prevention counseling;
   3. (c) testing for HIV;
   4. (d) providing recommendations for testing for other sexually transmitted diseases;
   5. (e) providing recommendations for hepatitis screening and vaccination;
   6. (f) treatment or linkage to medical care on an ongoing basis, as needed; and
   7. (g) linkage or referral to other prevention services and support.

3. (3) Re-engagement to care includes:

   1. (a) linkage to medical care, on an ongoing basis, as needed;
   2. (b) linkage or referral to other prevention services and support;
   3. (c) confidential partner notification, as needed;
   4. (d) prevention counseling;
   5. (e) providing recommendations for testing for other sexually transmitted diseases;
   6. (f) providing recommendations for hepatitis screening and vaccination;
   7. (g) medication adherence counseling; and
   8. (h) risk reduction counseling.

If an individual is tested and found to have an HIV infection, the department or local health department shall provide partner services, linkage to care activities, and promote retention to HIV care.

KEY: communicable diseases, quarantines, rabies, rules and procedures

Date of Last Change: June 1, 2026

Notice of Continuation: March 2, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-7-202; 26B-7-207; 26B-7-303 through 26B-7-315; 26B-7-316 through 26B-7-324