42 U.S.C. § 300ff–61

Confidentiality and informed consent

(a) Confidentiality

The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless, in the case of any entity applying for a grant under section 300ff–51 of this title , the entity agrees to ensure that information regarding the receipt of early intervention services pursuant to the grant is maintained confidentially in a manner not inconsistent with applicable law.

(b) Informed consent

The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that, in testing an individual for HIV/AIDS, the applicant will test an individual only after the individual confirms that the decision of the individual with respect to undergoing such testing is voluntarily made.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XXVI, § 2661, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title III, § 301(a) , Aug. 18, 1990 , 104 Stat. 609 ; amended Pub. L. 106–345, title III, § 301(b)(2) , Oct. 20, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1345 ; Pub. L. 109–415, title III, § 304 , title VII, § 703, Dec. 19, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2807 , 2820; Pub. L. 111–87, § 2(a)(1) , (3)(A), Oct. 30, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2885 .)