{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-11a-52","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-11A-52","heading":"Informed Consent Implied Under Certain Circumstances.","body":"When a written consent for HIV testing has not been obtained, consent shall be implied when an individual presents himself to a physician for diagnostic treatment or other medical services and the physician shall determine that a test for HIV infection is necessary for any of the following reasons:\n(1) Said individual is, based upon reasonable medical judgment, at high risk for HIV infection;\n(2) Said individual’s medical care may be modified by the presence or absence of HIV infection;\n(3) The HIV status of the said individual shall be necessary in order to protect health care personnel from HIV infection.","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.","Chapter 11A Reporting Notifiable Diseases.","Article 2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Aids."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-11A-52","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"475536c6ac03ec878f79b0e90b71032b847827c8331d3e3af3200a336dbf2106","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-11a-51","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-11a-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}