Thoroughly updated to reflect new state and federal laws, the manual:

• Provides a detailed explanation of New York’s HIV testing and confidentiality law (Article 27-F of the Public Health Law), including its relationship to HIPAA’s federal health privacy rules; and
• Reviews federal, state, and New York City anti-discrimination laws that protect people with HIV/AIDS.

Printed copies of the manual may be picked up in our office -- but please contact us to set up an appointment first -- or ordered in our online store. The manual is free, but we do charge for shipping, and if you'd like more than five copies, please contact us instead of using the store).

Many thanks to the AIDS Institute of the New York State Department of Health for its support of this project!

• LAC offers its sincere thanks to the New York Bar Foundation for its most recent grant, presented this week by Treasurer John H. Gross. The foundation has been a continuing supporter of LAC's legal services, particularly rap-sheet education workshops that are critical to helping people with criminal records.
• Don't miss a dramatic reading of "In Our Name: A Play of the Torture Years," by LAC Board Member Michael Meltsner, a professor at Northeastern University Law School. The play, an examination of U.S. military operations at Guantanamo Bay, will be presented May 9, 14 and 23 in Manhattan; follow this link for details and reservation information.

• The 2012 edition of our highly acclaimed "Confidentiality and Communication: A Guide to the Federal Alcohol and Drug Confidentiality Law and HIPAA" is now available for pre-order at a discount. Follow this link for more on the updates, including a new section on electronic health records. Place your order before April 1 using the discount code NEWSCC12 to get 10% off the $109.99 cover price.
• State Policy Director Tracie Gardner and HIRE Director Roberta Meyers-Peeples will present “Albany Up Close and Personal" at the March 21 meeting of the Reentry Roundtable at the Community Service Society in New York. Follow this link to read more.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2011 -- The Legal Action Center is proud to announce that Philanthropedia at GuideStar, the leading guide for donors to identify worthy charities, has named us one of the leading criminal justice advocates in the nation.

Decided by a panel of 127 experts working in criminal justice across the country -- with an average of 16 years of experience in the field -- this honor recognizes LAC as one of the top 5 nonprofits making an impact at the local level, out of the 144 reviewed.