Rules Administrator

1120-AB69 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1120 Bureau of Prisons BOP 1100 Department of Justice DOJ Infectious Disease Management: Voluntary and Involuntary Testing

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons proposes two minor revisions to its regulations on the management of infectious diseases. One change will remove the requirement for HIV pre-test counseling for inmates, because the counseling requirement has become an obstacle to necessary testing. Inmates testing positive for HIV will continue to receive HIV post-test counseling. The second change alters language regarding tuberculosis (TB) testing to clarify that it is testing for the TB infection, but not skin testing. This is to account for advances in medical technology that allow for newer testing methods.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 28 CFR 549 5 U.S.C. 301 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 18 U.S.C. 4001, 4005, 4014, 4042, 4045, 4081, 18 U.S.C. 4082, (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 28 U.S.C. 509, 510 18 U.S.C. 4241-4247 18 U.S.C. 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984, as to offenses committed after that date), 5039 No NPRM 11/24/2015 80 FR 73153 NPRM Comment Period End 01/25/2016 Final Action 01/00/2017 No No Federal No No No No Sarah Qureshi N. Rules Administrator 1120 Bureau of Prisons BOP 202 353-8248 202 305-4577 squreshi@bop.gov HOLC Building, 320 First Street NW, Washington DC 20534