[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR58.5]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 58--HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV-1)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 58.5  Responsibilities.

    (a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), in 
coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management 
and Personnel) (ASD(FM&P)), the General Counsel of the Department of 
Defense (GC, DoD), and the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve 
Affairs), is responsible for establishing policies, procedures, and 
standards for the identification, surveillance, and administration of 
personnel infected with HIV-1. The Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Health Affairs) (ASD(HA)) shall provide overall policy guidance and 
approval for the HIV-1 and/or AIDS education and information efforts and 
shall establish the HIV-1 and/or AIDS Information and Education 
Coordinating Committee.
    (b) The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall establish 
Service policies, procedures, and standards for the identification, 
surveillance, education, and administration of personnel infected with 
HIV-1, based on and consistent with all sections of this part.
    (c) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and 
Personnel) shall establish and revise policies governing HIV-1 screening 
of DoD civilian employees assigned to, performing official travel in, or 
deployed on ships with ports of call at host nations, in coordination 
with the ASD(HA), the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International 
Security Affairs), and the GC, DoD.
    (d) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security 
Affairs) shall identify or confirm host-nation HIV-1 screening 
requirements for DoD civilians, transmit this information to the 
ASD(FM&P), and coordinate requests for screening with the Secretary of 
State.
    (e) The Heads of the DoD Components shall implement HIV-1 screening 
policies and procedures for DoD civilian employees identified in 
Sec. 58.5(c) and shall take the following actions:

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    (1) Report newly established host-nation HIV-1 screening 
requirements to the ASD(FM&P) and provide sufficient background 
information to support a decision. This reporting requirement is exempt 
from licensing, in accordance with DoD 7750.5-M,\3\ paragraph E.4.b.
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    \3\ See footnote 1 to Sec. 58.4(c)
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    (2) Develop and distribute policy implementing instructions.
    (3) Establish procedures to notify individuals who are evaluated as 
HIV-1 seropositive and provide initial counseling to them.