2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-1-534.2. State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS - Contents.

The State Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Coordinated or joint recommendations for funding, legislation and other appropriate action for the prevention and control of the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS, the provision of necessary treatment and other services to persons infected with the virus, and the protection of human and civil rights and the health of the citizens of this state;

2. Education and information programs about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS which are intended for the general public, health care professionals and other professionals, and specialized education and information efforts, as appropriate, for the effective prevention and control of the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS. The programs shall include, but not be limited to, instruction indicating that:

a.engaging in any promiscuous homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual activity or intravenous chemical substance use, or contact with contaminated blood products is now known to be the primary method of transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS,

b.avoiding the activities specified in subparagraph a of this paragraph is the only known method of preventing the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS,

c.sexual intercourse, with or without condoms, with any person testing positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) antibodies, or any other person infected with HIV, places an individual in a high-risk category for contracting AIDS,

d.abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain means of preventing the spread or contraction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or AIDS through sexual contact, and

e.the use of artificial means of birth control is not a guaranteed method of preventing the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or AIDS, and reliance on such a method places a person at risk for exposure to the disease;

3. An appropriate array of Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing and counseling programs and services, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus prevalence surveillance and monitoring activities, including reporting and notification of contacts, as prudent and necessary for the protection of the public health and safety;

4. Testing and education programs and services designed to prevent and control the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS among intravenous chemical substance users; and

5. Case management and other programs that ensure access to needed health care and that reduce the cost of treatment for persons with AIDS.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 201, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.