Vietnam: 05 rules for notification of positive HIV test results

12:55, 23/01/2020

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

Rules for notification of positive HIV test results are specified as follows:

- Positive HIV test results shall be only notified to the entities prescribed in Point b Clause 2 Article 4 and Clause 1 Article 30 of the Law on prevention and control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS) (hereinafter referred to as the “Law on HIV/AIDS control”).

- While performing assigned tasks, the persons who access information and/or medical records of persons infected with HIV must keep such information confidential as prescribed in Clause 5 Article 8 of the Law on HIV/AIDS control and relevant laws.

- Counseling must be provided before and after a person gets tested for HIV in accordance with the Circular No. 01/2015/TT-BYT dated February 27, 2015 of the Minister of Health providing guidance on HIV/AIDS prevention and control at health facilities.

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

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