{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-148-19.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-19.2","heading":"Mandatory HIV testing.","body":"Each person sentenced to imprisonment and committed to the custody of the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction shall be tested to determine whether the person is HIV positive.\nEach inmate who has not previously tested positive for HIV shall also be tested:\n(1)\tNot less than once every four years from the date of that inmate's initial testing.\n(2)\tPrior to the inmate's release from the custody of the Division of Prisons, except that testing is not mandatory prior to the release of an inmate who has been tested within one year of the inmate's release date.\nIn each case, the results of the test shall be reported to the inmate. If an inmate tests positive for HIV, that inmate shall be referred to public health officials for counseling. (2013-360, s. 16C.15(a); 2017-186, s. 2(kkkkkkk); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(p), (q).)","path":["Chapter 148. State Prison System.","Article 2. Prison Regulations."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_148/GS_148-19.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:22Z","sha256":"51712341d117e42f8c0b4a7baa3873547a4e827e84dc2208a21720a9fb18cd17","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-148-19.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-148-19.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}