Publications of the Center for HIV Law and Policy

These are publications original to the Center for HIV Law and Policy. 

Employment

Employment Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Primer, (published Oct. 2010)

State Guidelines for HIV-Positive Health Care Workers, (published April 2008)

Housing

Housing Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Primer, (published March 2010)

Know Your Rights: HIV and Housing, (published June 2010)

Immigration

Know Your Rights: The HIV Ban and Immigration, (published Jan. 2010)

Legal Assistance

Send Lawyers, Guides and Money: The Legal Services Needs of People Living with HIV in the Southern United States, (published Jan. 2011)

Positive Justice Project and HIV Criminalization

A New Strategy to End Civil and Criminal Punishment on the Basis of HIV Infection, (published Nov. 2010)

Chart: Comparative Sentencing on HIV Criminalization in the United States (published May 2012)

Chart: Prosecutions for HIV Exposure in the United States, 2008–2012, (updated regularly)

Chart: HIV and Chronic Disease in the United States, (published Oct. 2011)

Chart: HIV, STIs and Relative Risks in the United States, (published Oct. 2011)

Ending and Defending Against HIV Criminalization: State and Federal Laws and Prosecutions, Vol.1, Positive Justice Project, First Edition, (published Nov. 2010)

Guidance for People Living with HIV Who Are At Risk of, or Are Facing, Criminal Prosecution for HIV Nondisclosure or Exposure, (published Jan. 2011)

HIV Criminalization Fact Sheet, (published Dec. 2010)

HIV Criminalization Palm Cards, (published Aug. 2011)

Selected Policy Statements and Support for Decriminalization in the United States, (published July 2011)

Transmission Routes, Viral Loads and Relative Risks: The Science of HIV for Lawyers and Advocates, (published July 2011)

What HIV Criminalization Means to Women in the U.S., (published Feb. 2011)

Pregnancy and Newborns

HIV and Pregnancy: Legal Advocacy Supplement, available by request (published June 2010)

HIV and Pregnancy: Medical and Legal Considerations for Women and Their Advocates, (published Dec. 2009)

Know Your Rights: HIV and Pregnancy, (published Jan. 2010)

Racial Justice

Racial Disparities in HIV Care and Outcome: A Call for An Evidence-Based Response, (published May 2006)

Testing

Expanding the Availability and Acceptance of Voluntary HIV Testing: Fundamental Principles to Guide Implementation, (published June 2007)

Transmission

Sample Expert Statement on HIV Transmission Risk, (published March 2009)

Youth in State Custody

Juvenile Injustice: The Unfulfilled Rights of Youth in State Custody to Comprehensive Sexual Health Care, (published Dec. 2010)

Model Policy: Sexual Health Care for Youth in State Custody (published April 2012)

Model Policy: Sexual Health Education for Youth in State Custody (published April 2012)

Model Policy: Training for Youth Facility Staff: Ensuring Competence that Includes the Rights and Needs of LGBTQ Youth (published April 2012)

Model Sexual Health Care Standards for Youth in State Custody, (published Jan. 2012)

Model Sexual Health Education Standards for Youth in State Custody, (published Jan. 2012)

Model Staff Training Standards: Focusing on the needs of LGBTQ Youth, (published Jan. 2012)