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Fwd: New HIV/AIDs and STD Testing and Reporting Rules From: Henry Gregor (henrygregor@yahoo.com) Thu Nov 22 22:43:44 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: ACOG Antepartum Record - Pain Scale?" Previous message: Henry Gregor: "Re: ACOG Antepartum Record - Pain Scale?" For an alternative for smiley face "VS" assessments of pain commentary, we have this news, just out in North Carolina..... Note: forwarded message attached. X-Apparently-To: henrygregor@yahoo.com via 209.191.91.151; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:36:49 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [209.170.143.35] Authentication-Results: mta449.mail.mud.yahoo.com from=ncmedsoc.org; domainkeys=neutral (no sig) Received: from 209.170.143.35 (EHLO ncmedsoc.org) (209.170.143.35) by mta449.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:36:47 -0800 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C82C65.02398EB4" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: New HIV/AIDs and STD Testing and Reporting Rules Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:36:12 -0500 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: New HIV/AIDs and STD Testing and Reporting Rules Thread-Index: AcgsZQGqJ7ZWQr64QwGVrnZI8SBZAQ== From: "Alan Skipper" <ASkipper@ncmedsoc.org> To: "NC OB/GYN Society" <ncobgyn@ncmedsoc.org> Content-Length: 1949 TO: NC Ob/Gyn Society FYI - below is information on new testing and reporting rules for North Carolina pertaining to HIV/AIDS and STDs. Also included is a link to the NC Division of Public Health where the new rules can be accessed. ****************************************************** New HIV Testing & Reporting Rules Effective November 1, 2007 -- New HIV/AIDS and STD testing and reporting rules that became effective November 1, 2007 include the following revisions: * Reducing the reporting period for HIV and AIDS from 7 days to 24 hours; * Addition of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) to list of reportable diseases that must be reported within 7 days; * HIV pre-test counseling is no longer required; Post-test counseling for persons with negative HIV tests is no longer required; * HIV testing offered as part of a routine lab panel may occur with general consent so long as the patient has the opportunity to opt-out; * Opt-out testing must be offered to pregnant women at the first prenatal visit and in the third trimester; * If a pregnant woman's HIV status is unknown at labor and delivery, rapid HIV testing shall be performed on the mother with or without the woman's consent; * If an infant is delivered by a woman whose HIV status is unknown and she was not tested at delivery, the infant will be tested to determine if HIV exposure and/or transmission occurred. Please visit http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/hiv/initiatives.html for a link to the new rules. ****************************************************** Alan Skipper Executive Director North Carolina Obstetrical & Gynecological Society PO Box 27167 Raleigh, NC 27611 Phone: (919) 833-3836 Fax: (919) 833-2023 Email: ncobgyn@ncmedsoc.org --0-1854566001-1195796612=:6769-- Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: ACOG Antepartum Record - Pain Scale?" Previous message: Henry Gregor: "Re: ACOG Antepartum Record - Pain Scale?"

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