Table 1

Partner notification policy by year, organisation, coverage area and STI covered

Name of policy	Implementation year	Organisation	Coverage area	STI covered	Partner notification policy
HIV prevention and control regulation in Jiangsu^w104	2004	People's Congress of Jiangsu	Jiangsu Province	HIV	Individuals diagnosed with HIV should notify their sex partners in a timely manner. When applying for a marriage licence, HIV-positive individuals should tell their marital partner and seek medical guidance.
HIV prevention and control regulations^w112	2006	State Council of the People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	HIV	Individuals diagnosed with HIV have the obligation to notify sexual partners in a timely manner.
HIV prevention protocol in Hubei^w105	2007	People's Government of Hubei	Hubei Province	HIV	An appointed healthcare worker at the local health department will notify both the patient and the patient's spouse of an HIV-positive diagnosis and give medical guidance. When applying for a marriage licence, HIV-positive individuals should tell their marital partner and seek medical guidance.
HIV prevention and control regulations in Zhejiang^w106	2007	People's Congress of Zhejiang	Zhejiang Province	HIV	Individuals diagnosed with HIV must notify their sex partners in a timely manner. When applying for a marriage licence, HIV-positive individuals should tell their marital partner and seek medical guidance.
HIV-positive notification protocol in Zhejiang (trial)^w103	2007	Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Health	Zhejiang Province	HIV	The provincial CDC^* will provide PN training to all local CDCs. Each local CDC must designate personnel to be responsible for PN. Within 1 week of receiving an HIV case report through the online reporting system, the local CDC must notify the index case in person and provide PN and HIV counselling. Index cases must notify their spouses within 1 month after diagnosis, and help their spouses seek counselling and testing at the local CDC. If the index case does not notify his/her spouse after 1 month, the local CDC will notify the spouse. Legal guardians of minors who have tested positive for HIV must tell the minor when he/she turns 18. If not, the local CDC will notify him/her. When applying for a marriage licence, HIV-positive individuals should tell their marital partner and seek medical guidance. HIV-infected individuals should tell potential sex partners before sexual intercourse.
HIV prevention and control regulations in Yunnan^w107	2007	People's Congress of Yunnan	Yunnan Province	HIV	Individuals diagnosed with HIV should notify their spouses and sex partners in a timely manner. If not, the local CDC will notify the HIV-infected individual's spouse. Minors should notify their partners or legal guardians.
HIV prevention and control regulations in Shaanxi^w108	2007	People's Congress of Shaanxi	Shaanxi Province	HIV	Individuals diagnosed with HIV should notify their sex partners a timely manner. When applying for a marriage licence, HIV-positive individuals should tell their marital partner and seek medical guidance.
HIV prevention management methods in Shandong^w109	2007	People's Government of Shandong	Shandong Province	HIV	Individuals diagnosed with HIV should notify their sex partners in a timely manner.
HIV positive notification protocol in Gansu (trial)^w110	2009	Gansu Provincial Bureau of Health	Gansu Province	HIV	The provincial CDC will provide PN training to all local CDCs. Each local CDC must designate personnel to be responsible for PN. Within 1 week of receiving an HIV case report through the online reporting system, the local CDC must notify the index case in person and provide PN and HIV counselling. Index cases must notify their spouses within 1 month after diagnosis, and help their spouses seek counselling and testing at the local CDC. If the index case does not notify his/her spouse after 1 month, the local CDC will notify the spouse. Legal guardians of minors who have tested positive for HIV must tell the minor when he/she turns 18. If not, the local CDC will notify him/her. When applying for a marriage licence, HIV-positive individuals should tell their marital partner and seek medical guidance. HIV-infected individuals should tell potential sex partners before sexual intercourse.
HIV prevention and control regulations in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region^w111	2010	People's Congress of Xinjiang	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	HIV	Individuals diagnosed with HIV should notify sex partners in a timely manner.

↵* CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.