If a child shows signs or symptoms consistent with HIV infection or whose history confirms positive risk factors for acquiring HIV, he or she must be evaluated by a medical professional to determine whether testing is appropriate. 

Risk factors include: 

• The child has been sexually abused by a person from a high-risk group 

• The child has engaged in sexual behaviors with a high-risk partner 

• The child has a history of IV drug use 

• The child was born to a parent from a high risk group 

• The child is a hemophiliac