Resources & Forms
IDPH HB2800 Repeat Third Trimester HIV Screening Memo 
On October 2, 2017 the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) issued a memo regarding HB2800 and repeat third trimester HIV screening for pregnant women.
IDPH Third Trimester Repeat HIV Testing Update Training
This web-based training from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is designed to cover updates to Public Act 100-0265 (HB 2800) which outlines legal mandates to third-trimester repeat HIV testing. This collaboration updates changes that have take place with the... - Read More
Repeat Third Trimester HIV Screening Resources
Public Act 100-0265 was signed into law on August 22, 2017. It amended the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act to mandate a repeat opt-out HIV test during the third trimester, ideally by the 36th week of pregnancy, for all pregnant women in Illinois. On October 2, 2017, the... - Read More
Overview of Hotline Guidelines for Care of Infants with Perinatal Exposure to HIV
In this video, Dr. Ellen Chadwick, the Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline's pediatric infectious disease expert, provides an overview and rationale for the Hotline's updated (April 2017) guidelines for infants with perinatal exposure to HIV. Dr. Chadwick explains the criteria... - Read More
HIV Testing and Pregnancy
Routine HIV testing during pregnancy is a key component of perinatal HIV prevention. The following materials are available to guide you in conducting HIV testing for pregnant women.
CDC: HIV Testing
CDC: HIV Testing Flowchart
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Expedited Newborn HIV-1 DNA PCR Testing Information
The 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline offers expedited HIV-1 DNA PCR tests for calls to the Hotline in which an urgent test result is needed for pediatric treatment decision making. Specimens are processed at the Special Infectious Disease (SID) Laboratory of the Ann... - Read More
ACOG: Prenatal and Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee Opinion 752 Prenatal and Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing provides an overview of recommendations for HIV testing for pregnant women.
CDC Revised Surveillance Case Definition for HIV Infection - 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised the surveillance case definition for HIV infection. The changes were announced in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released on April 11, 2014. The revisions were made to address multiple issues, the most... - Read More
Overview of Hotline Case Management Services
This patient handout describes the Hotline case managment services that are available to pregnant HIV-positive women if they provide consent by signing a Hotline release of information form.
What Women Need to Know Booklet
Developed by the FXB Center, What Women Need to Know: The HIV Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women is a educational booklet written at a US grade 6 reading level that provides information to pregnant women with HIV. The booklet discusses recommended antiretroviral... - Read More
