The LAW on prevention of VIRUS INFECTION CAUSING IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME MADE in PERSON (HIV/AIDS) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ based on the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1992 was amended and supplemented by resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 on 25 December 2001 of the Xth Congress, session 10;
 
This law regulations on HIV/AIDS.
Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS article 1. Scope, application object 1. This law regulates the measures for HIV/AIDS; the care, treatment, support for people infected with HIV and the conditions for ensuring the implementation of measures for HIV/AIDS.
2. This law applies to agencies, organizations, individuals in the country and abroad in Vietnam.
Article 2. Explanation of terms In this law, the terms below are interpreted as follows: 1. HIV is the acronym of the English phrase "Human Immunodeficiency Virus" is causing immunodeficiency virus in humans, make the body against potential pathogens.
2. AIDS is the abbreviation of the English term "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome" is immunodeficiency syndrome made by HIV causes, often manifested through the opportunistic infections, cancer and can lead to death.
3. Opportunistic infection is an infection caused by the body being immunodeficiency due to HIV infection.
4. Discrimination of people with HIV are often disdain or lack of respect for another person because that person know or suspect HIV infection or because that person has close ties with the people of HIV infection or suspected HIV infection.
5. the discrimination people with HIV is shunned, acts of rejection, isolation, abuse, libel, there is prejudice or restrict the rights of other people who know or suspect that because HIV or because that person has close ties with the people of HIV infection or suspected HIV infection.
6. high risk behavior is easy to make the HIV infection behavior such as unsafe sex, shared needles and pumps the other behavior easier to do the HIV infection.
7. Exposure to HIV are at risk of HIV infection by direct contact with the blood or body's biology people infected with HIV.
8. epidemiological monitoring of HIV/AIDS is the gathering of information and the system of indicators of HIV/AIDS epidemiology of target groups at risk to know the trends and results from time to time to provide information for the planning, redundancy , control and evaluate the effectiveness of measures for HIV/AIDS prevention.
9. key HIV/AIDS surveillance is the gathering of information through HIV testing periodically and the system in the group selected objects to track the ratio of HIV infection through the dimension and in order to provide information for the planning, prevention, control, and evaluate the effectiveness of preventive measures HIV/AIDS.
10. Advice on HIV/AIDS is the process of dialogue, provide the necessary information, knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention between the counsel and the advice is designed to help people be consulted to decide, resolve the issues related to HIV prevention, care and treatment of people infected with HIV.
11. the HIV test is the implementation of the technical expertise to determine the status of HIV infection in the blood sample, sample room biology of the human body.
12. HIV positive blood sample test results, sample translations biology of the human body were identified HIV infection.
13. peer education Groups who voluntarily set up a group to make propaganda, campaigning and helping people who have the same plight.
14. the groups of migrants who often live far from family, change and work.
15. The harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention includes advocacy, mobilization, encourage the use of condoms, clean needles, pump addiction treatment drug substances using alternative drugs and harm reduction interventions to facilitate the implementation of safe behaviours to prevent HIV infection.
Article 3. Principles of HIV/AIDS 1. Combining social measures and measures of medical engineering expertise in the prevention of HIV/AIDS on the principle of taking precautions, including information, education, communication aims to behavior change is primarily a measure.
2. Perform the collaboration and social mobilization in HIV/AIDS; integrating activities, HIV/AIDS in the program of social-economic development.
3. Incorporate HIV/AIDS prevention with drugs, prostitution, attach importance to the implementation of harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention.
4. Non-discrimination, the discrimination people with HIV and their family members; create conditions for people infected with HIV and their family members participated in social activities, especially activities in HIV/AIDS.
Article 4. The rights and obligations of people infected with HIV 1. People infected with HIV have the following rights: a) the Living mingle with the community and society;
b) Are therapeutic and wellness;
c) Learn the cultural, apprenticeship, employment;
d) confidentiality privacy regarding HIV/AIDS;
DD) refuse medical treatment when being treated for AIDS patients in the final stages;
e) other rights prescribed by this Act and the provisions of relevant laws.
2. People with HIV have the following obligations: a) the measures implementing the HIV infection to others;
b) reported HIV-positive test results for their spouse or to the person preparing to marry me;
c) implemented the regulations on treatment with drug resistant HIV;
d) other obligations under the provisions of this law and the provisions of relevant laws.
Article 5. Responsibility in the prevention of HIV/AIDS 1. Agencies, organizations, people's armed unit within the mission, powers was given the responsibility to build and organize the implementation of the programme of action on HIV/AIDS.
2. the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Member organization is responsible for propaganda, the people taking HIV/AIDS; participating and monitoring the implementation of measures for HIV/AIDS; the Organization, made the movement of material assistance, spiritual for people with HIV infection.
3. the authorities, institutions and individuals in the country and abroad in Vietnam have the responsibility to implement the provisions of the law on prevention of HIV/AIDS.
4. The family has the responsibility to implement measures for HIV/AIDS.
Article 6. The State's policy on HIV/AIDS 1. Encouraging agencies, organizations, individuals in local and foreign cooperation, help in all forms of HIV/AIDS; development of models of self-care of people infected with HIV.
2. Support for the production of drug resistant HIV in the country; implement measures to reduce the price of HIV drug resistance.
3. Encourage enterprises, agencies, units of the people's armed forces training organization and recruit people with HIV and their family members work or investment of resources on HIV/AIDS.
4. Mobilize the participation of the whole society, financial donations, the Agency's techniques, organizations, domestic and foreign individuals in the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
5. Mobilization and coordination of resources for HIV/AIDS with suitable conditions for socio-economic development and the situation of the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic in each stage.
6. support scientific research, training and exchange of experts, technical transfer in the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
7. Supports the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child, a foster child under 6 months of age born from HIV-infected mother milk replacement and AIDS patients have particularly difficult circumstances.
8. treatment, care and support of people infected with HIV due to the risk of occupational accidents.
Article 7. State Agency on prevention of HIV/AIDS 1. The unified Government Administration about HIV/AIDS.

2. The Ministry of health is responsible before the Government implement state management on prevention of HIV/AIDS.
3. The ministerial-level agencies, within the scope of the task, their powers are responsible for coordination with the Ministry of health in implementing State management on prevention of HIV/AIDS.
4. the people's Committee of the level of implementation of State management on prevention of HIV/AIDS in the local scope.
Article 8. The prohibited acts 1. Deliberate transmission or HIV transmission to others.
2. Threaten HIV transmission to others.
3. the stigma, the discrimination people with HIV infection.
4. Fathers and mothers left the juvenile HIV infection; guardians who neglected his guardian was infected with HIV.
5. Your name, address, pictures of people infected with HIV or revealed to other people know the person infected with HIV without the consent of that person, except where the provisions of article 30 of this law.
6. Messenger fabricated about HIV infection for people not infected with HIV.
7. Mandatory HIV testing, except in cases specified in article 28 of this law.
8. Blood, blood products, tissues, organs transplant have HIV to others.
9. Refuse treatment, cure for the patient because the know or suspect that the person infected with HIV.
10. Refuse buried, cremated the dead for reasons related to HIV/AIDS.
11. Use the activity, HIV/AIDS to the shaft or perform other unlawful behavior.
12. other prohibited acts under the provisions of the law.
Chapter II the SOCIAL MEASURES in prevention of the HIV/AIDS section 1 INFORMATION, education and COMMUNICATION ABOUT HIV/AIDS 9. The purpose and requirements of information, education and communication about HIV/AIDS 1. Information, education and communication on HIV/AIDS in order to raise awareness, change attitudes and behavior, against stigma, discrimination people with HIV infection.
2. provision of information, education and communication on HIV/AIDS must ensure the following requirements: a) precise, clear, simple, practical;
b) match each object, level, age, gender, culture, tradition, religion, ethnic identity, social ethics, beliefs and customs;
c) Non-discrimination, does not affect equality and not put information, negative image of people infected with HIV.
Article 10. The content of information, education and communication about HIV/AIDS 1. The cause, transmission of HIV, the HIV infection prevention and care measures, treatment of people infected with HIV.
2. The consequences of HIV/AIDS on the health of human life, and the social-economic development of the country.
3. Rights, obligations of individuals, families and of persons infected with HIV in HIV/AIDS.
4. Methods, laboratory services, care, support and treatment of people infected with HIV.
5. The responsibilities of the Agency, organization, people's armed units and communities in the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
6. The harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention.
7. Combating stigma, discrimination people with HIV infection.
8. The way, advocates of the party, policy, the laws of the State of HIV/AIDS.
Article 11. Subject access to information, education and communication about HIV/AIDS 1. Everyone has the right to access to information, education and communication about HIV/AIDS.
2. Priority access to information, education and communication on HIV/AIDS for the following objects: a) People with HIV and their family members;
b) drug users, people who sell sex;
c) incidence of sexually transmitted diseases;
d) Who had same-sex sexual relations;
DD) groups of migrants;
e) pregnant women;
g) who live in remote areas, the socio-economic conditions extremely difficult.
Article 12. Responsible for the information, education and communication about HIV/AIDS 1. The Agency, organization, unit within the mission, his powers are responsible for the information, education, communication of knowledge about HIV/AIDS.
2. The Ministry of health is responsible, in coordination with relevant agencies in providing accurate and scientific information about HIV/AIDS.
3. The Ministry of culture and information, is responsible for directing the body mass communication media, information regularly about HIV/AIDS program, HIV/AIDS program, other media information.
4. The Ministry of education and training is responsible for chairing, in cooperation with the Ministry of health, Ministry of labour, invalids and Social Affairs, the ministries concerned to build programs, teaching content; combining education, HIV/AIDS with sex education, reproductive health and directed the institution in the national education system, education on HIV/AIDS.
5. The Ministry of labour, invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of public security, the Ministry of defence within the scope of the task, their powers are responsible, in coordination with the ministries involved in directing the work of information, education and communication on HIV/AIDS in the healing facility, educational institution School nursing, the basis of social protection, detention, detention camp.
6. the people's Committee responsible for organizing the information, education and communication about HIV/AIDS prevention for local people.
7. The mass information bodies have a responsibility to prioritize on time, the amount of broadcast information, education and communication on HIV/AIDS on the radio, tv station; the amount and location of posted on the printing press, the newspapers, the prescribed electronic newspaper of the Ministry of culture and information. The implementation of information, education and communication on HIV/AIDS does not charge, unless done under contract with the national target programme on prevention of HIV/AIDS or by individual organizations in the country, foreign funding.
Section 2 MOBILIZING FAMILIES, agencies, organizations, INDIVIDUALS in the prevention of HIV/AIDS article 13. HIV/AIDS in the family 1. The family is responsible for advocacy, educate family members about prevention of HIV/AIDS, actively implement the preventive measures of HIV infection.
2. Encourages voluntary HIV testing for people before marriage, planned to have children, pregnant women.
3. The family of the person infected with HIV is responsible for nurturing, care, motivation helps people infected with HIV live integration with family, community and society; in collaboration with agencies, organizations and communities in the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
Article 14. HIV/AIDS in the workplace 1. The employers have the following responsibilities: a) organized the propaganda, education measures, HIV/AIDS, combating stigma, discrimination, with people infected with HIV in the body, the Organization, the people's armed units;
b) job matching health and qualification of workers infected with HIV;
c) create conditions for workers to participate in the activities, HIV/AIDS;
d) other responsibilities on prevention of HIV/AIDS in accordance with the law.
2. The employers do not have the following behavior: a) the termination of the employment contract, contract work or cause difficulties in the process of work of workers because workers infected with HIV;
b) forced laborers still healthy enough to transfer the work to which they are kept for reasons of workers infected with HIV;
c) refused to raise wages, promoted or not secured the rights, legitimate interests of workers because workers infected with HIV;
d) require HIV tests or present HIV test result for labor, the applicant refused employment because of applicant HIV workers, except in cases provided for in paragraph 3 to article 28 of this law.
Article 15. HIV/AIDS prevention in educational institutions in the national education system

1. The institution is responsible for the organisation of teaching for pupils, students, trainees, on prevention of HIV/AIDS, integrating with sex education, reproductive health and the implementation of the activities, HIV/AIDS in that basis.
2. Educational establishments not has the following behavior: a) refused to accept students, students, students for reasons that people infected with HIV;
b) discipline, expulsion of students, students, students for reasons that people infected with HIV;
c) isolation, restriction, prohibition of students, students, students participating in activities, services of the facility because of the reason that people infected with HIV;
d) require HIV tests or required to present the results of HIV tests for pupils, students, trainees or people to apply.
Article 16. HIV/AIDS in the groups of migrants 1. The people's Committee of the communes, wards and towns are responsible for organizing propaganda about HIV/AIDS prevention for people in other places to reside in the locality.
2. The owner, the Manager operated the service business stay, parking, boat dock, boat, business travel or cultural, social services are responsible for coordinating with other agencies, local HIV/AIDS advocacy on HIV/AIDS and the implementation of harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention appropriate for users who the service at its base.
3. The head of the medical quarantine authorities at the gate responsible advocacy organisation on prevention of HIV/AIDS for the entry, exit and transit.
4. The Agency has organized Vietnam operation to work, study abroad organization responsible for propaganda, education on HIV/AIDS for workers, who go to school.
Article 17. HIV/AIDS in the community 1. The people's Committee of the communes, wards and towns has the following responsibilities: a) organized the activity, HIV/AIDS in the community, the education of love, reassurance for people with HIV infection, promote the fine traditions of the family, clan, their hometown, the cultural identity of the peoples of Vietnam;
b health care organization), to support people infected with HIV and their families, create conditions for people infected with HIV live mingle with the community and society;
c) promotion of the role of a city, the head of residential, rural, elderly village chief, head of a village chief, Chief, Chief, Chief phum, Hamlet, head of care work fronts, head of the family, the clan Chief, religious dignitaries, the elderly, people who have credibility in the community in mobilizing the people to participate in the room HIV/AIDS;
d) built and developed the family patterns of culture, city, residential, rural, village, Hamlet, a, phum, care associated with the prevention of HIV/AIDS;
DD) anti-discrimination advocacy, discrimination with HIV-infected people and their family members.
2. Population groups, residential, rural, village, Hamlet, a, phum, care has the following responsibilities: a) advocacy, mobilization and education of local families joining and implementing the rules on prevention of HIV/AIDS;
b) mainstreaming activities, HIV/AIDS in mass movement, sports, cultural activities, art in the community and other social activities;
c) fight against stigma, discrimination and HIV-infected people with their family members.
3. the State promotes their line, neighbors, friends of people infected with HIV on spiritual encouragement, care, and help create the conditions for people infected with HIV live mingle with the community and society.
Article 18. HIV/AIDS in education institutions, school nursing, the basis of healing, the basis of social protection, detention, detention 1. The Director of the institution, the school brought healing, basis, basis of social protection and correctional supervisor, responsible for the detention camp advocacy organisation, management, health care, counseling, treatment for people infected with HIV in its facility management.
2. The Prime Minister defined the management, health care, counseling, treatment for people infected with HIV and the spread of HIV infection in the base specified in paragraph 1 of this article.
Article 19. Social organizations involved in HIV/AIDS prevention the State creates conditions for religious organizations, non-governmental organizations and other social organizations formed the basis of humanity, charity to care for, nurture the people infected with HIV and to perform other activities in HIV/AIDS.
Article 20. People infected with HIV join HIV/AIDS 1. The person with HIV has the right to participate in the activities, HIV/AIDS.
2. the State shall encourage and facilitate the active participation in HIV infection: a) peer education Groups, clubs and other forms of organizing other activities of people infected with HIV in accordance with the law;
b) propagation and implementation of harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention;
c) support, care of people infected with HIV;
d) participated commenting in the process of building a program, policy, laws related to HIV/AIDS;
DD) other activities about HIV/AIDS.
Item 3 OTHER SOCIAL MEASURES in HIV/AIDS article 21. The harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention 1. The harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention are implemented in the group objects have high risk behaviour through programmes and projects consistent with the social-economic conditions.
2. Government regulations the implementation of harm reduction interventions in HIV prevention.
Article 22. Advice on HIV/AIDS 1. Everyone has the right of access to counselling about HIV/AIDS.
2. The responsible medical advice on HIV/AIDS under the regulation of the Minister of health.
3. the State encourages organizations and individuals established the Organization advice on HIV/AIDS.
Conditions of establishment and operation of the Organization content advice about prevention of HIV/AIDS by Minister of health regulations.
4. Consultation on HIV/AIDS before and after HIV tests performed according to the provisions of article 26 of this law.
Article 23. Integrating content, HIV/AIDS program in social-economic development 1. HIV/AIDS is one of the priority objectives of the program of social-economic development.
2. The Government directed the Ministry of local government, industry, integrating content, HIV/AIDS in poverty programs, poverty reduction, job training and job creation programs, prevention of tuberculosis, reproductive health, prevention of sexually transmitted infections and the socio-economic development programs in other societies.
Chapter III MEASURES to the medical ENGINEERING EXPERTISE in the prevention of HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIOLOGY SURVEILLANCE see 1 HIV/AIDS article 24. Epidemiological monitoring of HIV/AIDS 1. Epidemiological monitoring of HIV/AIDS includes HIV testing and monitoring of key HIV aims to determine HIV prevalence and distribution of HIV infection in the populations, monitoring HIV incidence trends over time, identify groups at risk of HIV infection is high, determine the change in the morphology of HIV transmission and HIV situation forecasts.
2. Minister of health specific rules about the process, methods of epidemiological monitoring of HIV/AIDS.
Article 25. Key monitoring HIV/AIDS 1. When conducting important HIV/AIDS surveillance, authorized health establishments made HIV test for the group object as specified by the Minister of health.
2. The HIV test in monitoring of key HIV/AIDS must be made anonymous HIV test methods.
3. Employee base and tests HIV tests are responsible for keeping secret the results of tests and test results, use only for purposes of epidemiological monitoring of HIV/AIDS and scientific research.
Section 2 ADVICE and HIV TEST Article 26. Counselling before and after HIV tests

1. cases of HIV tests must be consulted before and after HIV tests.
2. HIV testing facility is responsible to organize the counseling before and after HIV tests.
3. Only those who have been training on counselling, HIV/AIDS recently conducted the counseling before and after HIV tests.
Article 27. Voluntary HIV test 1. The HIV tests are done on a voluntary basis of the tests.
2. voluntary HIV tests to People from 16 years of age, has the capacity for civil acts.
3. The HIV testing for people under the age of 16, who lost the capacity for civil acts is only done when there is a written consent of the father, mother or guardian of the person.
Article 28. Mandatory HIV test 1. HIV tests mandatory for the case of the judicial inspection referendum or a decision of the investigating agency, the people's Procuratorate or people's Court.
2. Minister of health stipulates the mandatory HIV testing in some cases necessary for diagnosis and treatment for the disease.
3. Government regulations list certain trades to HIV tests before recruitment.
4. Funding for the tests specified in paragraph 1 of this article due to the State budget.
Article 29. The basis of eligible HIV test confirmed HIV-positive cases 1. Only HIV test facility has been recognized by the Ministry of health eligibility confirmed new HIV-positive cases is entitled to assert the HIV-positive cases and is responsible before the law about the results.
2. Minister of health specific rules, procedures and conditions in order to recognize the basis HIV tests are allowed to confirm the HIV-positive cases.
Article 30. Reported HIV-positive test result 1. HIV-positive test results are only reported for the following objects: a) the tests;
b) spouses of the person being tested, the father, mother or guardian of the person being tested is juvenile or lost the capacity for civil acts;
c) staff assigned directly consulting, reported HIV-positive test results for the tests;
d) Who are responsible for the care, treatment for people infected with HIV in the medical establishment, including the Dean, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief of the HIV treatment, the medical officer assigned direct responsibility, care for the treatment of HIV infection in health facilities;
DD) head, medical officers, medical staff assigned directly to health care for people with HIV infection at the base of healing, educational establishments, school nursing, social protection establishments, prisons, detention camps;
e) heads and officers, was put in charge of the bodies specified in paragraph 1 Article 28 of this law.
2. The persons specified in clause 1 of this article are responsible for keeping HIV-positive test results, except in cases defined in art. 1 of this article.
3. Minister of health specifies the responsibilities, the sequence reported HIV-positive test results.
Section 3 MEASURES the TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in HIV/AIDS article 31. Blood transfusion safety 1. The bags of blood, blood products must be as HIV test before use, including in cases of emergency.
2. The HIV screening test must be conducted by the type of diagnostic products has been the Minister of health for travelling.
3. Minister of health specifies the HIV screening test, test results are stored, stored and destroyed the blood samples, blood bags, blood products, products of HIV disease.
Article 32. Prevention of HIV infection in health establishments 1. The medical facility is responsible for the correct implementation of the provisions of the Ministry of health about the myriad bacteria, antiseptic, waste management when performing surgery, procedures, injections, acupuncture to prevention of HIV infection.
2. Minister of health specifies infinite mode bacteria, antiseptic and waste related to HIV/AIDS.
Article 33. Prevention of HIV infection in the base social services social services establishments that use the tools frequently injecting through the skin, mucosa and other tools are at risk of causing bleeding directly to people who use services are responsible for implementation of the regulation of the Minister of health about the invisible bacteria , antiseptic.
Article 34. Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases 1. The prevention of HIV/AIDS is associated with the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
2. Minister of health specifies the monitoring of sexually transmitted diseases and the responsibility of the medical establishment in the coordinated control of HIV infection through the sexual route.
Article 35. Prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child 1. Pregnant woman voluntary HIV tests are free.
2. HIV-infected women be facilitated access to preventive measures of HIV infection from mother to child.
3. women with HIV during pregnancy, breastfeeding advice about prevention of HIV/AIDS.
4. The medical establishment is responsible for monitoring, treatment and implement measures to reduce the spread of HIV from mother to child HIV-infected women during pregnancy.
5. Minister of health specified care and treatment for HIV-infected women during pregnancy, the mother infected with HIV when born the son and measures aimed at reducing HIV transmission from mother to child.
Article 36. Redundant after exposure to HIV 1. People exposed to HIV advice and guide the treatment of prevention of HIV infection.
2. The person exposed to HIV risk accidental career advice and preventive treatment of the HIV infection according to the provisions of article 46 of this law.
Article 37. Research, testing, production of vaccines, biological and drug treatment for HIV/AIDS 1. The State encourage, create favorable conditions for the research, testing, production of vaccines, biological and drug treatment of HIV/AIDS.
2. a person who voluntarily participate in the testing of vaccines, biological and drug treatment for HIV/AIDS are guaranteed the rights and legitimate interests in accordance with the law.
Chapter IV the TREATMENT, care and SUPPORT of PEOPLE INFECTED with HIV to article 38. Responsible for the treatment of HIV infection 1. The medical facility is responsible for examination and treatment for people infected with HIV; case of HIV resistance to drug therapy, the medical facility must have adequate conditions according to the regulations of the Ministry of health.
2. Physician and medical staff are responsible for the treatment of HIV-infected people and explain to them about HIV/AIDS in order to preserve the health and HIV infection to others.
3. The incidence of HIV infection the chance of infection or other diseases related to HIV/AIDS in a specialist would be treated in a specialist or specialist individually at and be treated equally as the other patients.
4. Minister of health prescribing treatment by drug resistant HIV.
Article 39. HIV-1 drug resistance approach. People infected with HIV to be the State creating access to drug resistant HIV through programmes and projects consistent with the social-economic conditions.
2. People exposed to HIV, HIV infection the risk of occupational accidents, people with HIV infection due to the risks of medical techniques, HIV-infected women during pregnancy, children under 6 years old infected with HIV was free of drug resistant HIV.
3. Drug Resistance HIV due to State budget pay, smoking by organizations, individuals in local and foreign funding is granted free of charge to HIV-infected people in the HIV/AIDS treatment facility according to the following order of priority: a) child from 6 years to less than 16 years of HIV infection;
b) HIV positive People participated in HIV/AIDS;
c) People with HIV are particularly difficult circumstances;
d) others infected with HIV.
4. The Government specifies the management, distribution and use of HIV drug resistance.

5. Prime the provisions applying the measures needed to meet the requirements of drug resistant HIV in emergencies.
Article 40. Health insurance for people with HIV infection 1. People are taking HIV-infected health insurance is health insurance Fund pays the costs of examination and treatment.
2. The Minister of health the HIV drug resistance category defined by the health insurance pays.
Article 41. HIV care 1. People infected with HIV receive care in the family, the State's health facilities.
2. children abandoned HIV infection, HIV-infected people are not helpless, no longer likely to be labor, nurturing care in social protection establishments of the State.
3. Religious organizations, non-governmental organizations and other organizations be established HIV care facility.
4. the people's committees of the levels are responsible for mobilizing the community participate in the form of care for people with HIV is based on the community.
5. Government regulations HIV care prescribed in clause 2 and clause 3 of this article.
Article 42. Application of criminal law, criminal procedure, handling administrative violations against persons dealt with criminal, which was the last stage of AIDS 1. The person under investigation, prosecution, hearing that AIDS sick the last phase was to temporarily suspend the investigation or the temporary suspension of the case under the provisions of the law on criminal proceedings.
2. The courts convicted which was end-stage AIDS patients be free of penalty or the Executive term reduction of punishment, be postponed or temporarily suspended the jail penalty prescribed by the criminal law, criminal procedure, enforcement of the sentence in prison.
3. People were measures taken on the basis of healing, the institution, the school brought the AIDS disease last stage was postponed or waived executive decisions taken on the basis of healing, the institution, the school brought; delay, suspension or Executive exempt part time remaining under the provisions of the law on the handling of administrative violations.
4. The Ministry of health, in collaboration with the Ministry of public security, Ministry of Justice, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Supreme People's Court specifies conditions of recognizing people with end-stage AIDS specified in the paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of this article.
Chapter V CONDITIONS for ENSURING the IMPLEMENTATION of PREVENTIVE MEASURES against HIV/AIDS, Article 43. Resources for HIV/AIDS 1. Every year, the State spent an appropriate budget for HIV/AIDS.
2. the State encourages organizations and individuals in local and foreign financial aid, financial assistance, techniques for HIV/AIDS.
Article 44. The support fund, treatment, HIV care 1. The Fund supports, therapy, care of people infected with HIV are established and operate under the rule of law to support, treatment and care of people with HIV.
2. the Financial Resources of the Fund are formed on the basis of contributions, funding agencies, organizations, individuals in the country and abroad.
Article 45. Mode, the policy with regard to direct people to do HIV testing, management, care and treatment of people infected with HIV Who directly do the HIV test, manage, care and treatment of people infected with HIV at the basis of social protection and the State's medical school, the institution healing facility, detention, detention camps are armed priority means, necessary tools to HIV infection, at the career regime and other preferential regimes under the Prime Minister.
Article 46. The mode for people exposed to HIV, the HIV risk of occupational accidents 1. People exposed to HIV, the HIV risk of occupational accidents are entitled to the mode specified by the law.
2. People with HIV risk occupational accidents was examination of infections and drug resistant HIV is granted free of charge.
3. The Prime regulatory conditions to identify people exposed to HIV, the HIV risk of occupational accidents.
Article 47. Training, fostering people working on HIV/AIDS 1. Physician, medical staff are directly consulted, making HIV testing, care and treatment of HIV-infected people must be trained, professional training.
2. Partners, volunteers, teachers, people with HIV and their family members participated in HIV/AIDS prevention must be advanced levels of training.
3. The Ministry of health, in collaboration with the Ministry of education and training and the agencies, organizations, relevant units to organize the training and upgrading for the objects specified in paragraph 1 of this article.
Article 48. International cooperation in the prevention of HIV/AIDS 1. The State to expand cooperation with the country, the international organization in the prevention of HIV/AIDS on the principle of respect for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and mutual benefit.
2. Encourages the organizations and individuals, Vietnam to cooperate with international organizations, institutions and individuals active in HIV/AIDS.
3. The Prime Minister determines the coordination between the ministries of local government, with the corresponding agencies of countries that share a border, carry HIV/AIDS across the border.
Chapter VI ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS Article 49. Effect of this Law has effect from January 1, 2007.
Ordinance on prevention of virus infection causing immunodeficiency syndrome made in people (HIV/AIDS) in 1995 expired from the day this law is in effect.
Article 50. Government enforcement guide detailing and guiding the implementation of this law.
This law was the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, POKER course session 9 through October 6, 2006.