Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2007. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.I would like to know,can some one with HIV work in the health deptartment, or in the hospital?
Mark H. Katz, M.D.
Regional HIV/AIDS Physician Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente of Southern California
Indeed, having HIV is not a work liability as long as one is not exposing others to blood or sexual fluids. Clearly, working in a health department would not do that, and as for working in hospitals, most jobs are out of the realm of potentially exposing someone else to HIV-infected blood. However, there are ethical concerns and guidelines about what to do if one is HIV-positive and works in a profession (e.g. surgeon, intensive care unit nurse) where there is a possibility of such an accident occurring.
I suggest if this is the case that you contact the experts at www.workpositive.com, who have extensive experience in this arena.
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