scope:

This regulation applies to all soldiers of the Active Army (including Active Guard/Reserve), Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve; candidates and applicants for accession; Department of the Army civilian employees; nonappropriated fund employees; and military health care beneficiaries. If the provisions of this regulation conflict with existing negotiated labor agreements, the terms of those agreements will be controlling until renegotiated. In any activity where a union has been granted exclusive recognition to represent civilian employees, no new conditions of employment should be implemented without prior discussion with the servicing civilian personnel officer regarding the obligation to negotiate.

This regulation prescribes policy, procedures, responsibilities, and standards concerning identification, surveillance, and administration of personnel infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).