(a) A perinatal care provider may provide routine/opt-out testing pursuant to § 715(a) of this title.

(1) In addition to the provisions of this subsection, a licensed health-care provider who renders the primary prenatal care for a pregnant woman must offer HIV testing upon intake to perinatal services, during the third trimester, and at intake into labor and delivery if the result of previous test are not available or documented in the patient’s chart.

(2) In addition to the provisions this subsection, a licensed health-care provider who renders the primary prenatal care for a pregnant woman must also counsel a pregnant woman that is found to be HIV-infected, orally or in writing, about the dangers to her fetus and about the treatment options for maintaining her health and reducing chances of transmission of HIV to her fetus.

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(b) A pregnant woman shall have the right to refuse consent to testing HIV infection at any instance of testing and to refuse any recommended treatment. Documentation of such refusal shall be maintained in the patient’s medical record. All other provisions of this subchapter shall apply to such counseling, testing, and disclosure, which take place pursuant to this section.

70 Del. Laws, c. 520, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 458, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 434, § ?1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 109, § ?2; 78 Del. Laws, c. 277, § ?2;