section 46
Guidelines.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017Health201750 sections14 chapters
Chapter XIV MISCELLANEOUS
Statutory text
- (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make guidelines consistent with this Act and any rules thereunder, generally to carry out the provisions of this Act.
- (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such guidelines may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
- (a) information relating to risk and benefits or alternatives to the proposed intervention under clause (n) of section 2;
- (b) the manner of obtaining the informed consent under sub-section (1) and the manner of pre test and post test counselling under sub-section (2) of section 5;
- (c) guidelines to be followed by a testing or diagnostic centre or pathology laboratory or blood bank for HIV test under section 7;
- (d) the manner of taking data protection measures under section 11;
- (e) guidelines in respect of protocols for HIV/AIDS relating to Anti-retroviral Therapy and Opportunistic Infections Management under sub-section (2) of section 14;
- (f) care, support and treatment of children infected with HIV or AIDS under sub-section (1) of section 18;
- (g) guidelines for Universal Precautions and post exposure prophylaxis under section 19;
- (h) manner of carrying out the strategy or mechanism or technique for reduction of risk of HIV transmission under section 22;
- (i) manner of implementation of a drugs substitution, drug maintenance and needle and syringe exchange programme under section 22;
- (j) provision of HIV-related information, education and communication before marriage under section 30;
- (k) manner of HIV or AIDS prevention, counselling, testing and treatment of persons in custody under section 31;
- (l) any other matter which ought to be specified in guidelines for the purposes of this Act.
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