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Public Policy

 

HALSA advocates for fair treatment of persons with HIV, voluntary and informed HIV testing, and expanded access to programs that enable low-income and disabled clients to meet their health and sustenant needs. HALSA works with its partner organizations to educate policymakers about the rights of people with HIV and to develop and improve local, state and national policies. HALSA also files “friend of the court” briefs on issues impacting people with HIV and their service providers.

 

HALSA’s current and past public policy initiatives include: 

  • Increasing access to HIV testing and preserving informed consent;
  • Removing the United States' HIV entry statutory ban on immigrants and travelers with HIV;
  • Protecting the scope of the Privacy Act to uphold compensation to individuals when the government or organizations unlawfully disclose a person's HIV-positive status;
  • Monitoring and countering the trend toward mandatory HIV treatment;
  • Advocating for the repeal of criminal exposure laws;
  • Broadening the definition of people living with disabilities and the reach of the protections in the American with Disabilities Act;
  • Increasing equal access to justice for people living with HIV.

 

STAFF
Trip Oldfield, Executive Director

Peggy Farrell, Esq. Legal Director