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Is your employer required to disclose that a patient you directly care for has AIDS?
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∙ 12y ago
No.
Typically, this information is not available without a court order or similar act of the judicial branch. HIPAA would cover this in two ways: First, HIPAA directly controls disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), which this definitely is, and HIPAA also defers to State law when that State law is more protective of patient privacy. This last happens in cases where some States have some AIDS/HIV related legislation in place that makes a point of protecting the privacy of HIV/AIDS patients.
If you're a caregiver who hasn't been exposed to potential blood-born pathogens, the usual course your facility will advocate is to treat each patient as if they might be positive for pathogens, and maintain self-protection in all cases.
In the unfortunate case that you have been exposed, most often, asking the patient for the option of being tested and sharing that information with you is a good way to go. The vast majority of patients have been shown to allow this.
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