But she cautioned that counseling should be non-coercive, and that patients be made aware of test sites where they can be tested anonymously.

You can get tested anonymously, she had argued.

Last year was the first year of baseball's collectively bargained testing program; all 1,200 players on 40-man major league rosters were tested anonymously.

All players are being tested anonymously this season, and if more than 5 percent test positive, mandatory random testing will go into effect for the next two seasons.

Under an agreement between the players' union and Major League Baseball, all 1,438 players agreed to be tested anonymously for steroids last season.

Of the 1,108 young people who were tested anonymously, 74 had the virus.

Because most recipients are tested anonymously, by providing numbers or pseudonyms, it is expensive and often impossible to track down people who have been tested.

He said that all blood samples taken for routine clinical testing at 40 hospitals in 30 states now are being tested anonymously for the AIDS virus.

"The problem is that the individual who is tested anonymously often does not follow up," Dr. Williams said.

And the legislation would preserve some sites where people could be tested anonymously.