Vietnam: Procedures for notification of positive HIV test results by HIV-positive people to their spouse

10:55, 24/01/2020

This content is detailed in the Circular No. 02/2020/TT-BYT regulating the responsibility and procedures for notification of positive HIV test results, issued by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on January 20, 2020.

Specifically, according to Article 4 of the Circular No. 02/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, a positive HIV test result must be notified within 72 hours after the person in charge of notifying test results of the facility where the test sample was taken receives the HIV test report, except the following cases:

thoi gian thong bao ket qua xet nghiem HIV duong tinh, Thong tu 02/2020/TT-BYT

- The person getting tested for HIV does not contact to receive test results.

- The person getting tested for HIV is unfit to receive information about his/her HIV infection. In this case, HIV test results shall be notified to the person getting tested for HIV when appropriate.

Methods for notification of positive HIV test results include:

- Oral notification and HIV test report shall be given to the entities specified in Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 30 of the Law on HIV/AIDS prevention and control of Vietnam.

- Either oral notification or HIV test report shall be given to the entities specified in Point c and Point d Clause 1 Article 30 of the Law on HIV/AIDS prevention and control of Vietnam.

- Written notification, enclosed with the HIV test report, shall be given to the entities specified in Point dd and Point e Clause 1 Article 30 of the Law on HIV/AIDS prevention and control of Vietnam.

View more details at the Circular No. 02/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from March 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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