Government Recommendations for HIV Testing

From the Los Angeles Times: "The increased testing would be voluntary but would be offered on an 'opt-out' basis in which patients would receive the test unless they explicitly refused it. The guidelines also would no longer require written consent for the test and pretest counseling - requirements that now provide a major impediment to widespread testing."

You can find the new recommendations on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website. The CDC page on HIV testing includes fact sheets, journal articles, and reports advocating "Voluntary HIV Testing as Part of Routine Medical Care."

Source: Maugh II, Thomas H. "CDC Urges Widespread HIV Testing." Los Angeles Times September 22, 2006. (Reprinted in the Missoulian, A8)