Legal Aspect Of Disclosing Hiv

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legal aspects of reporting HIV

Iam the lab in charge.I would like to know the legal aspects of reporting a person as HIV positive.Shouuld i check with different kits?I have only ELISA in my lab.What should i do if i get a boderline positivity?If in blood bank one donor is...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

A person can never be told they are HIV positive based on a single positive EIA result. In most labs the EIA is repeated on the same sample and if positive a western blot confirmatory test must be performed. If the western blot is positive then the... Read more »

Legal obligation to disclose mentally-ill brother's HIV status?

My brother is HIV positive. He is also mentally ill. He does not disclose that he is positive to... Read more »

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Legal issues regarding aids in the workplace

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New Zealand Herald Publishes Editorial, Opinion Piece About Court Ruling That HIV-Positive Man Did Not Legally Have to Disclose Status to Partner

Judge Susan Thomas in a New Zealand court last week ruled that Justin Dalley, who is HIV-positive, did not have to disclose his status to a sexual partner because he had taken "reasonable precautions" to avoid transmitting the virus. New Zealand law... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Canadian Supreme Court Outlines When It's Legal for HIVers Not to Disclose Before Sex

On October 5 -- in what HIV/AIDS activists call "a partial victory" -- the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that people with low levels of HIV who use condoms during sex do not have a duty to disclose their condition to sexual partners. The court -- in... Read more »

Should You Disclose Your HIV Status to a Potential Sexual Partner?

For many years now, the focus of prevention has been on trying to get society as a whole to adopt condom use as a way of life. Perhaps this approach was successful early in the epidemic, but today the mood has drastically changed. AIDS is no longer... Read more »

HIV-Positive Man Files Lawsuit Alleging Michigan Advocacy Group Disclosed His HIV Status in Company Materials

A Wayne County, Mich., HIV-positive man earlier this month filed a lawsuit in Washtenaw Circuit Court against the not-for-profit HIV/AIDS Resource Center in Ypsilanti, Mich., alleging that the organization disclosed his HIV status on company... Read more »

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HIV and legal/financial issues

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hi guys

anybody know which states have the best health care and support for low-income positives?

i was diagnosed HIV positive last November - now i'm moving back to the U.S. in about two months and am currently looking for a job. i'm trying to... Read more »

how do you guys disclose, if at all?

Posted by bartleby, 1 Reply

for you youths out there living with HIV. is it something you tell others? i'd imagine growing up in a social media age, you're more open. but i wonder how you feel about it. thoughts? Read more »

disclosing and job applications

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

hi everyone~

what do y'all think about disclosing your HIV status in one's cover letter for a job? i am looking at jobs in the non profit sector that work at least partially the HIV/AIDS community. some say "people living with HIV/AIDS encouraged... Read more »

will not disclose

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Gosh, I don't know what to do. My ex husband has hiv and I am very understanding of his disease. We have two children together. He has been dating someone for six months and has not told her about his disease. He says he is being safe. I have been... Read more »

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