Confidentiality and informed consent

The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless, in the case of any entity applying for a grant under section 300ff–51 of this title, the entity agrees to ensure that information regarding the receipt of early intervention services pursuant to the grant is maintained confidentially in a manner not inconsistent with applicable law. The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that, in testing an individual for HIV/AIDS, the applicant will test an individual only after the individual confirms that the decision of the individual with respect to undergoing such testing is voluntarily made. (Source: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2661, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title III, § 301(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 609; amended Pub. L. 106–345, title III, § 301(b)(2), Oct. 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 1345; Pub. L. 109–415, title III, § 304, title VII, § 703, Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2807, 2820; Pub. L. 111–87, § 2(a)(1), (3)(A), Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2885.))