Hübener E
Offentl Gesundheitswes. 1989 Aug-Sep;51(8-9):558-61.
AIDS has stimulated public interest in the legal aspects of the Federal German Law on Epidemic Diseases. Publications do not always accurately describe the legal situation. Land governments should have paid more attention to the provisions restricting the use of disinfectants to certain approved products. Some regulations enforced by Federal government are even null and void because they have overlooked relevant passages in the Federal German law. Although on principle Public Health offices are expected to conduct investigations regarding AIDS infection of certain persons, circumstantial evidence or suspicions are usually insufficient so that action cannot be taken or is mostly unnecessary. Coworkers in AIDS counselling bureaus of Public Health offices are not obliged to testify or to make a deposition in court, not even if they are government officials. Non-medical officials or coworkers can undertake some aspects of counselling work on their own responsibility.
艾滋病引发了公众对德意志联邦共和国《传染病法》法律层面的关注。出版物对法律状况的描述并不总是准确。州政府本应更加关注将消毒剂的使用限制在某些经批准产品的规定。联邦政府执行的一些规定甚至无效，因为它们忽略了德意志联邦法律中的相关条款。虽然原则上公共卫生办公室应就某些人的艾滋病感染情况进行调查，但间接证据或怀疑通常并不充分，因此无法采取行动或大多没有必要采取行动。公共卫生办公室艾滋病咨询局的工作人员没有义务出庭作证或接受庭外取证，即使他们是政府官员也不例外。非医疗官员或工作人员可以自行负责承担一些咨询工作。
