Office of AIDS

HIV Testing Resources

Find a Test Site:

• National HIV and STD Testing Resources.  Find testing sites close to your zip code, get information on HIV and STDs, and find information on other reproductive health resources.

• The Hookup - Use your cell phone to text "HOOKUP" to 365247 to find STD testing and reproductive health services sites near your zip code and sign up for weekly tips on how to stay sexually safe and healthy.

• California HIV/AIDS Hotline: Toll-free in California: 1 (800) 367-AIDS.

HIV Testing Related Links:

• Every 9 1/2 minutes is a component of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) new national domestic campaign for HIV/AIDS called “Act Against AIDS”.  This campaign aims to reduce HIV incidence in the United States.
• HIV Reporting - Legal, statistics, and guidance information
• HIV Testing in Health Care Settings - Tools to assist in the implementation of HIV Testing in Health Care Settings recommendations.
• Perinatal HIV Prevention Project

Fact Sheets:

• HIV Testing Resources for Clinicians (PDF)
• HIV Screening and Family Planning Services (PDF)(December 2008) - A Family PACT (Planning, Access, Care, Treatment) Clinical Practice Alert.
• Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infection (PDF)
• HIV Counseling and Testing Program (PDF)
• Neighborhood Interventions Geared to High-Risk Testing (NIGHT) Program (PDF)
• California HIV Partner Services Program (PDF);HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services (PCRS) Contact List by County (PDF)

Guidelines:

• OraQuick Rapid HIV Testing Guidelines (PDF)- Supplement to HIV Counseling and Testing Guidelines, Policies and Recommendations (1997)
• Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings (PDF)- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (September 22, 2006)

HIV Testing Policy Letters:

• Guidance on Change to HIV Counselor Requirements of Senate Bill 853 (PDF)- Addresses change to HIV counselor training requirements and training opportunities. (posted November 17, 2010)
• Guidance for HIV Confirmation Testing in HIV Testing Venues (PDF)- Clarifies current statute and regulation related to HIV confirmation testing in consideration of advances in HIV testing technology. (October 13, 2010)
• Routine HIV Screening in Medical Settings, CDPH Support of (PDF)- Information regarding recent relevant changes to California Law. (March 2009) 
• Policy Letter - Assembly Bill 682 (PDF)- Elimination of written consent requirement for medical care provider-ordered HIV tests. (September 24, 2008)

• Recent Changes In California Law Regarding HIV Testing For Pregnant Women (PDF)- (February 7, 2008)

• Recent Passage of Assembly Bill 682: Providing for HIV Testing in Medical Settings Without Written Consent, (PDF)- (January 18, 2008) 
• HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings (PDF) - The California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS issues a guidance letter on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Recommendations. (January 10, 2007)

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