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Wisconsin Laws on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Enacted During the 1989-90 Legislative Session

NCJ Number
124385
Author(s)
R Sweet
Date Published
1990
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This report describes six Wisconsin laws enacted during the 1989-90 legislative session and relating directly or indirectly to AIDS and HIV infection.
Abstract
One law provides funding for AIDS-related services such as home care services; advocacy; needs assessments; assistance in procuring financial, medical, legal, social, and pastoral services; and reimbursement for the cost of azidothymidine and pentamidine. Other laws relate to the use of a power of attorney for health care; nondiscrimination by insurers; health care providers; HIV testing by health care providers; and testing of minors and persons who are incompetent. Further laws relate to AIDS education, the prohibition of employers' use of HIV tests; subsidies for insurance premiums; and the testing of new drugs to treat HIV-related disease.