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Section 13, The Prevention and Control of Hiv and Aids Act, 2007
Status not yet checkedThe Prevention and Control of Hiv and Aids Act, 2007, Sierra Leone
(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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