1999 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER XXIV - HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM
Part C - Early Intervention Services
subpart i - formula grants for states
Sec. 300ff-48 - Testing and other early intervention services for State prisoners

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§300ff–48. Testing and other early intervention services for State prisoners (a) In general

In addition to grants under section 300ff–41 of this title, the Secretary may make grants to States for the purpose of assisting the States in providing early intervention services to individuals sentenced by the State to a term of imprisonment. The Secretary may make such a grant only if the State involved requires, subject to subsection (d) of this section, that—

(1) the services be provided to such individuals; and

(2) each such individual be informed of the requirements of subsection (c) of this section regarding testing and be informed of the results of such testing of the individual.

(b) Requirement of matching funds (1) In general

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the State involved agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the State in carrying out the purpose described in such subsection, the State will make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount equal to—

(A) for the first fiscal year of payments under the grant, not less than for each of Federal funds provided in the grant; and

(B) for any subsequent fiscal year of such payments, not less than for each of Federal funds provided in the grant.

(2) Determination of amount of non-Federal contribution

Non-Federal contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, and services (or portions of services) subsidized by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal contributions.

(c) Testing

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless—

(1) the State involved requires that, subject to subsection (d) of this section, any individual sentenced by the State to a term of imprisonment be tested for HIV disease—

(A) upon entering the State penal system; and

(B) during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the individual is released from such system;

(2) with respect to informing employees of the penal system of the results of such testing of the individual, the State—

(A) upon the request of any such employee, provides the results to the employee in any case in which the medical officer of the prison determines that there is a reasonable basis for believing that the employee has been exposed by the individual to such disease; and

(B) informs the employees of the availability to the employees of such results under the conditions described in subparagraph (A);

(3) with respect to informing the spouse of the individual of the results of such testing of the individual, the State—

(A) upon the request of the spouse, provides such results to the spouse prior to any conjugal visit and provides such results to the spouse during the period described in paragraph (1)(B); and

(B) informs the spouse of the availability to the spouse of such results under the conditions described in subparagraph (A);

(4) with respect to such testing upon entering the State penal system of such an individual who has been convicted of rape or aggravated sexual assault, the State—

(A) upon the request of the victim of the rape or assault, provides such results to the victim; and

(B) informs the victim of the availability to the victim of such results; and

(5) the State, except as provided in any of paragraphs (2) through (4), maintains the confidentiality of the results of testing for HIV disease in each prison operated by the State or with amounts provided by the State, and makes disclosures of such results only as medically necessary.

(d) Determination of prisons subject to requirement (1) In general

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the State involved agrees that the requirement established in such subsection regarding the provision of early intervention services to inmates will apply only to inmates who are incarcerated in prisons with respect to which the State public health officer, after consultation with the chief State correctional officer, has, on the basis of the criteria described in paragraph (2), determined that the provision of such services is appropriate with respect to the public health and safety.

(2) Description of criteria

The criteria to be considered for purposes of paragraph (1) are—

(A) with respect to the geographic areas in which inmates of the prison involved resided before incarceration in the prison—

(i) the severity of the epidemic of HIV disease in the areas during the period in which the inmates resided in the areas; and

(ii) the incidence, in the areas during such period, of behavior that places individuals at significant risk of developing HIV disease; and

(B) the extent to which medical examinations conducted by the State for inmates of the prison involved indicate that the inmates have engaged in such behavior.

(e) Applicability of provisions regarding informed consent, counseling, and other matters

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the State involved agrees that sections 300ff–41(b)(4), 300ff–62, and 300ff–64(c) of this title will apply to the provision of early intervention services pursuant to the grant in the same manner and to the same extent as such sections apply to the provision of such services by grantees under section 300ff–41 of this title.

(f) Requirement of application

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section.

(g) Rule of construction

With respect to testing inmates of State prisons for HIV disease without the consent of the inmates, the agreements made under this section may not be construed to authorize, prohibit, or require any State to conduct such testing, except as provided in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1) of this section.

(h) Authorization of appropriations

To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1988 through 1995.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2648, formerly Pub. L. 100–607, title IX, §902, Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3171; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, §2605(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4234; renumbered §2648 and amended Pub. L. 101–381, title III, §301(b), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 614; Pub. L. 104–146, §12(c)(5), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1374.)

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 300ee–6 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 101–381.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–146, §12(c)(5)(A), made technical amendment to section catchline.

Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 104–146, §12(c)(5)(B), redesignated subsec. (g) relating to authorization of appropriations as (h).

1990—Pub. L. 101–381, §301(b)(1), renumbered section 300ee–6 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 101–381, §301(b)(4), substituted “and other early intervention services for” for “of” in section catchline.

Subsecs. (a) to (f). Pub. L. 101–381, §301(b)(3), substituted subsecs. (a) to (f) relating to grants for early intervention services for State prisoners, requirement of matching funds, testing of State prisoners, determination of prisons subject to requirement, applicability of provisions regarding informed consent, counseling, and other matters, and requirement of application for grants, for former subsecs. (a) to (f) relating to testing of State prisoners, requirement of confidentiality of testing, education and counseling through prison medical facilities of individuals tested, funding, and promulgation of regulations.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–381, §301(b)(2), (3), added subsec. (g) relating to rule of construction and substituted “1995” for “1990” in subsec. (g) relating to authorization of appropriations.

1988—Subsecs. (c), (d)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 100–690 substituted “the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome” for “the human immunodeficiency virus”.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–146 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 13 of Pub. L. 104–146, set out as a note under section 300ff–11 of this title.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–607, which was approved Nov. 4, 1988, see section 2600 of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 242m of this title.

Effective Date

Section 904 of title IX of Pub. L. 100–607 provided that: “This title [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under this section] shall become effective 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 4, 1988].”

Short Title

Section 901 of title IX of Pub. L. 100–607 provided that: “This title [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes below] may be cited as the ‘Prison Testing Act of 1988’.”

Study by Attorney General; Report to Congress

Section 903 of title IX of Pub. L. 100–607, as amended by Pub. L. 100–690, title II, §2605(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4234, directed Attorney General of the United States to complete, not later than Nov. 5, 1989, a study and submit a report to appropriate committees of Congress concerning appropriateness or inappropriateness of mandated prison sentences for any individual convicted of an intravenous drug or sex offense who thereafter knowingly places others at risk of becoming infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.