AIDS Federal Policy Act of 1987: Hearings Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on S. 1575 ... September 11 and November 18, 1987U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 289 páginas |
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Página 56 - Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.
Página 108 - A properly completed and signed authorization is required for release of all health information except: — as required by law — direct patient care by authorized personnel — routine administrative functions by employees instructed in policies of...
Página 43 - Compulsory blood testing of individuals is not necessary. The procedure could be unmanageable and cost prohibitive. It can be expected that many who test negatively might actually be positive due to recent exposure to the AIDS virus and give a false sense of security to the individual and his/her sexual partners concerning necessary protective behavior.
Página 47 - Virus (HIV). In essence, the ANA: 1) believes that the most effective tools for preventing the transmission of AIDS are education and preventive health techniques; 2) opposes discrimination against persons with AIDS or a positive HIV; 3) supports the availability of quality health care, the confidentiality of that care, and respect for the Individual affected; and 4) supports increased funding for research and educational efforts. As the professional organization for registered nurses, ANA has incorporated...
Página 47 - The programs, services, and institutions involved emphasize the prevention of disease and the health needs of the population as a whole. Public health activities change with changing technology and social values, but the goals remain the same: to reduce the amount of disease, premature death, and disease-produced discomfort and disability in the population.
Página 103 - ... and societal uses for health information. As the custodian of the health record and secondary information, the health record practitioner increasingly faces a dilemma: how to fulfill the obligations for information needed to serve the patient, the institution and the community, while protecting the patient from unauthorized, inappropriate or unnecessary intrusion into the highly personal data of his health record. Thus, the second philosophy which will be obvious throughout this position statement...
Página 108 - A proper authorization includes the following data: — name of institution that is to release information — individual/institution to receive information — patient's full name, address and date of birth — reason for need of information — extent or nature of information to be released — specific date, event or condition upon which authorization will expire unless revoked earlier — statement that authorization can be revoked but not retroactive to the release of information made in good...
Página 105 - ... or data banks. The facility must ensure the physical protection of records by persons or organizations receiving, processing, storing, or handling such records to prevent theft, destruction, loss, or other forms of unapproved access.
Página 248 - A physician may not ethically refuse to treat a patient whose condition is within the physician's current realm of competence solely because the patient is seropositive.
Página 163 - Trends in human immunodeficiency virus infection among civilian applicants for military service -United States, October 1985-December 1986. MMWR 1987;36:273-6. 17. Burke DS, Brundage JF, Herbold JR, et al. Human immunodeficiency virus infections among civilian applicants for United States military service, October 1985 to March 1986.