Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section 10:122-7.2
Attendance by Children and/or Staff Members Known to be Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

GEN (a) The center should admit a child known to be infected with HIV (also known as HTLV-III or LAV), the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDSx " HIV (AIDS virus) "), to the center.

(b) The center should not exclude a child known to be infected with HIV in order to protect him or her from possible exposure to the infectious diseases of other persons at the center.

(c) The center should not exclude a child solely for the reason that such individual lives with or is related to a person known to be infected with HIV.

(d) The director shall maintain the confidentialx "confidentiality"ity of any child or staff member known to be infected with HIV.

(e) The center shall not require the routine medical screening of children or staff members in a center to detect the presence of HIV.

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