AEGiS-BKREV: HIV Testing and Confidentiality

HIV Testing and Confidentiality

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, rue Saint-Pierre, ste. 408, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2M4. Website at http://www.aidslaw.ca/Maincontent/issues/testing.htm .

Recently, there have been renewed calls in Canada for compulsory testing of persons who are believed to be the source of an occupational exposure to HBV, HBC and HIV and who refuse to test voluntarily. Bill C-217 (formerly Bill C-244), a private members bill currently before the Canadian federal Parliament, would authorize court-ordered testing of a source person where there are reasonable grounds to believe that a health-care worker, firefighter, peace officer, security officer or "good Samaritan" may have been infected in coming to the aid of that person. HIV Testing and Confidentiality is a website of info sheets containing a review of the issues raised by occupational exposure to infectious diseases and the benefits and harms of compulsory testing of source persons. They demonstrate that more could (and must) be done to prevent occupational exposure, support workers, and obtain voluntary consent for testing from source persons, without having recourse to compulsory testing. Hard copies of the backgrounder and series of info sheets can be obtained from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse, 1565 Carling Ave., Ste. 400, Ottawa, ON k1Z 8R1. More information available at http://wwwclearinghouse.cpha.ca .

Keywords: Testing; Occupational Exposure
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