Summary of AIDS Laws From the 1986 Legislative Sessions

• NCJ Number: 132986
• Author(s): C Thomas
• Date Published: 1987
• Length: 21 pages
• Contract Number(s): 282-85-0013; 500-86-0009
• Sponsoring Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; US Dept of Health and Human Services; Health Care Financing Admin (Health and Human Services Dept)
• Corporate Author: George Washington University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

This document presents summaries of the laws related to AIDS enacted in State legislative sessions in 1986.

Abstract

One or more laws were passed in California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia. They focused on funding for AIDS prevention and research, HIV antibody testing, confidentiality and privacy, reporting and notification, medical care, blood donations, and other topics.