Ethics

Committee Approves Allowing More Disclosure About AIDS Patients

Published in AIDS Weekly, March 1st, 1999

A U.S. highway patrolman chasing a suspect gashes his arm on a fence, then wrestles the suspect to the ground, mixing sweat and blood. He has reason to believe the suspect might have AIDS.

Under current law, the patrolman cannot legally check that suspect's HIV status - even if the U.S. Department of Health has the suspect's HIV test results on file. His only option is to start a drug regimen and wait until tests can rule out HIV.

A bill sent to the Missouri state House would make it legal for the department to release those test results to a physician if the case involves a law enforcement officer or a health care worker.

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Source: AIDS Weekly (1999-03-01)

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