The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends- “Hospitals should adopt a policy of routine, rapid HIV testing using an opt-out approach for women who have undocumented HIV test results when presenting to labor & delivery.”
Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Testing during Labor and Delivery for Women of Unknown HIV Status: A Practical Guide and Model Protocol
FDA Approved Rapid HIV Antibody Screening Tests (2/08)
General and Laboratory Considerations: Rapid HIV Tests Currently Available in the US
Quality Assurance Guidelines for Testing Using Rapid HIV Antibody Tests Waived Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
CDC Studies of Rapid HIV Testing