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Section 13, The Prevention and Control of Hiv and Aids Act, 2007

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(1) No person shall carry out an HIV test except in a testingcentre approved by the Minister under this section. (2) No person shall carry out an HIV test unless the person is a healthcare provider approved by the Minister for that purpose. (3) No person shall provide pre-test or post-test counseling for the purposes of section 14 unless the person is approved by the Minister under this section. (4) The Minister may, by statutory instrument make regulations prescribing– (a) the standards and procedures for the approval of testing centres for the purposes of this Act; (b) the standards and procedures for the approval of healthcare providers for the purposes of subsection (2); and (c) guidelines for the provision of pre-test and post-test counseling services at such centres, including the standards and procedures for approval of persons qualified to provide such services. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of this section or any regulations made under it commits an offence.

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