The National Resource Center on HIV, Infectious Disease, Sexual Health and Identity

A collection of more than 1, 000 legal substantive resources to support and increase the advocacy power and expertise of attorneys, community members, service providers, and all people living with HIV.

This comprehensive database of materials on topics of importance to people living with HIV and their advocates includes quality memoranda, research, reports, legal and medical guides, court and agency decisions, pleadings and briefs, policy analyses, and recommendations. CHLP summarizes and analyzes every document we post so that you can quickly determine whether that resource is relevant to your needs.

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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets

HIV/AIDS, Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion: The Situation Today -- And What Needs to Be Done, Ipas (2008)

This handout discusses current issues around the world affecting the rights of HIV-positive women considering childbirth and abortion and calls for research and laws protecting HIV-positive women's access to neutral and comprehensive pregnancy counseling and safe aborti

Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets

Comprehensive, LGBTQ-Inclusive Sexual Health Care for Youth in State Custody as a Human Right: The Teen SENSE Initiative, Slide Presentation, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2012)

This slide presentation analyzes the goals, obstacles, strategies, and lessons learned from the first years of the Teen SENSE initiative.

White Papers and Reports

Comprehensive, LGBTQ-Inclusive Sexual Health Care for Youth in State Custody as a Human Right: The Teen SENSE Initiative, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2008)

Presented at the 2008 international "Sex, Rights, and the Law in a World with AIDS" conference in Cuernavaca, Mexico, this paper analyzes the goals, obstacles, strategies, and lessons learned from the first years of the Teen SENSE initiative.

Court and Agency Decisions and Orders (including case law)

Ray v. School District of Desoto County, 666 F. Supp. 1524 (M.D. Fla. 1987)

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled that the Desoto County School District could not prohibit three brothers from attending public school because of their HIV-positive status.

Court and Agency Decisions and Orders (including case law)

Thomas v. Atascadero Unified School District, 662 F. Supp. 376 (C.D. Cal. 1986)

In this case, a five-year-old student with HIV could not be excluded from attending his public elementary school based on his HIV status.

Court and Agency Decisions and Orders (including case law)

Martinez v. School Board of Hillsborough County, 711 F. Supp. 1066 (M.D. Fla. 1989)

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled that a developmentally disabled child with AIDS could not be excluded from a Trainable Mentally Handicapped (TMH) classroom if she posed no serious risk of HIV transmission.

Client/Agency Forms

Model Informed Consent for HIV Testing, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease, Office of HIV/AIDS (2009)

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) created this model informed consent form for HIV testing to facilitate the implementation of routine HIV testing in clinical settings.

Statutes, Regulations, and Agency Guidelines

Issuance of a Visa and Authorization for Temporary Admission into the United States for Certain Nonimmigrant Aliens Infected with HIV; Final Rule, 73 F.R. 58023

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended its regulations under 8 C.F.R. § 212.4 regarding the issuance of temporary entry visas for certain people with HIV. Under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 and 42 C.F.R.

Statutes, Regulations, and Agency Guidelines

Questions and Answers: The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rights of Persons with HIV/AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (2009)

This fact sheet makes it clear that federal disability antidiscrimination law prohibits state licensing agencies and occupational training schools from discriminating against individuals with HIV or AIDS by excluding them on the basis of a requirement that they be free from any “infectious,

White Papers and Reports

Missing Targets: Failing Women, Failing Children: HIV Vertical Transmission and Women's Health, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (2009)

This report, published by the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC), investigates why the world is missing its target, set back in 2001, to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission by half.

Statutes, Regulations, and Agency Guidelines

Implementing Routine HIV Testing in Clinical Settings in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of HIV/AIDS (2009)

In conjunction with a clinical advisory, the Massachusetts Department of Health (MDPH) issued these guidelines to assist health care providers with implementation of routine HIV testing in health care settings.

Court and Agency Decisions and Orders (including case law)

State v. Richardson, 209 P.3d 696 (Kan. 2009)

This summary was excerpted from the excellent description of the case provided by Art Leonard on Leonard Link.

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