§ 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 § 58.5(c) and shall take the following actions:

(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.

(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.