HIV Routine Testing Task Force

The HIV Routine Testing Task Force began meeting in 2007, and works to reduce the transmission of HIV and improve health outcomes for those who are infected, by educating the community and providers about the benefits of early HIV testing, and by building the capacity for routine HIV testing in a range of health care settings. Our mission is to promote routine testing in primary care settings, emergency departments, urgent care facilities, mobile health units, alcohol and other drug treatment clinics, and/or mental health facilities.

Resources for Health Providers

Tutorial: Routine HIV Screening in Health Care Settings published 10/09
Source: University of Washington, Northwest AIDS Education and Training Center.

Resources and References for Routine HIV Testing in Health Care Settings website
Source: American Medical Association.

Coding Guidelines for Routine HIV Testing in Health Care Settings (pdf) published 4/08
Source: American Medical Association.

Family PACT Clinical Services Benefits Grid (MS Word) published 7/08
Source: California Department of Public Health.

HIV Testing in Emergency Departments: A Primer on Issues and Strategies for Health Departments published 9/07
Source: National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Screening and Family Planning Services (pdf) published 12/08
Source: California Department of Public Health.

NCD for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing (Diagnosis) (190.14)
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

News and Articles

HIV Screening Tests Proposed to Be Added to Medicare's List of Covered Preventive Services published 9/9/09
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

New York Times Examines California HIV Testing Bill published 10/3/08
Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

California to Cover Cost of Screening for H.I.V. published 10/2/08
Source: The New York Times.

Schwarzenegger Signs Crucial California HIV Testing Bill Targeting Repeat Testers published 9/29/08
Source: Medical News Today.

California Law to Compel Insurers to Cover Routine HIV Tests Is First in Nation (pdf) published 8/29/08
Source: Business Wire.

Implementing Routine HIV Testing: The Role of State Law (pdf) published 10/07
Source: PLoS ONE.

Applying Public Health Principles to the HIV Epidemic published 12/1/05
Source: The New England Journal of Medicine.

Clinic Protocol Examples

Routine HIV Screening (pdf) posted 6/8/10
Source: West County Health Centers, Inc.