Directives

• National HIV Program
  Veterans Health Administration, Directive 1304; August 15, 2019
• Providing Health Care for Transgender and Intersex Veterans
  LGBT Health Program, Veterans Health Administration, Directive 1341; Amended June 26, 2020
• Provision of Health Care for Veterans Who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual
  Veterans Health Administration, Directive 1340; Amended June 26, 2020

Clinical Considerations, Notices, and Other Guidance

• Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis
  U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, June 2019
• Disclosure of HIV-related Information: Guidance from the MISSION Act
  Veterans Health Administration; September 2018
• Providing Medical Evidence for Individuals with HIV Infection
  Information for clinicians to document patient disability claims filed with the U.S. Social Security Administration; January 2018
• Revised Medical Criteria for HIV Disability Determination
  Social Secruity Administration; Final rule effective January 17, 2017
• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States
  Clinical Practice Update, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2017
• Laboratory Testing for the Diagnosis of HIV Infection: Updated Recommendations.
  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Association of Public Health Laboratories; June 2014
  • 2018 Quick reference guide: Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens; January 2018
  • Technical Update: Use of the Determine HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo Test with Serum or Plasma in the Laboratory Algorithm for HIV Diagnosis; October 2017
  • Technical Update on HIV-1/2 Differentiation Assays; August 2016
• Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; September 22, 2006

Reports

• VA HIV Program Fact Sheet
  HIV, Hepatitis, and Related Conditions Programs, March 2020
• Annual HIV Surveillance Reports
  Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Handbooks

• VHA Informed Consent for Clinical Treatments and Procedures
  Veterans Health Administration, Handbook 1004.1(2); Amended June 25, 2020