VietnameseDecision No. 96/2007/QD-TTg of 28 June, 2007, on management, care, counseling, and treatment for HIV-infected people and on HIV prevention at educational establishments, correcional centres, treatment centres for drug users and sex workers, social welfare establishments, prisons, and remand houses
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THE PRIME MINISTER ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLICOF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom– Happiness ---------- |
No. 96/2007/QD-TTg | Hanoi, 28 June 2007 |
DECISION
ON MANAGEMENT, CARE, COUNSELING, AND TREATMENT FOR HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE AND ON HIV PREVENTION AT EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, CORRECIONAL CENTRES, TREATMENT CENTRES FOR DRUG USERS AND SEX WORKERS, SOCIAL WELFARE ESTABLISHMENTS, PRISONS, AND REMAND HOUSES
PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated 25 December 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control dated 29 June 2006;
Upon the request of the Minister of Health
Pursuant to the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control dated 29 June 2006;
Upon the request of the Minister of Health
DECISION:
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subject of application
1. This Decision provides for management, care, counseling, and treatment for HIV-infected people, supporting burial fee when they die, and supplying HIV prevention measures at:
a) Medical treatment establishments set up under the Ordinance on Administrative Sanctions;
b) State-run social welfare establishments;
c) Re-education and correctional centres under the Ministry of Public Security;
d) Prisons and detention camps under the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense
2. This Decision shall apply to HIV-infected people who are in the establishments as regulated in item 1 of this Article (hereafter they will be called establishments for short)
Article 2. Management of HIV-infected people at the establishments
The establishments shall have the following responsibilities:
1. Set up profiles of HIV-infected people to monitor their health, provide counseling, HIV prevention, care and support if necessary, and burial service when they die.
2. Arrange accommodation, education, and work for HIV-infected people so that they can integrate with others in the establishments; HIV-infected people with poor health should be given work within their physical ability.
3. Hand over medical profiles and other related documents to the establishments to which HIV-infected people will be sent for follow-up monitoring and management.
4. Inform HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control focal points in the hometown of HIV-infected people when they come back to re-integrate with the community for follow-up monitoring and management.
5. Carry out post-mortem, specimen processing and burial service in accordance with the provisions in the current law. In the case of HIV-infected people who die of AIDS as based on clinical and testing evidence, no forensic examination will be required.
Article 3. HIV Counseling and testing in the establishments
1. The establishments shall be responsible for conducting public awareness, behavior change communication, and adding HIV/AIDS issues to their continuing education curricula. HIV-infected people living in the establishments can get access to IEC, counseling on HIV/AIDS, measures to prevent HIV transmission, and other issues relating to HIV/AIDS.
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