A nurse is preparing information to be distributed at a national conference on AIDS. What should be included regarding mandatory disclosure of AIDS status?
1. AIDS status is confidential and cannot be disclosed to any entity without patient consent.
2. All AIDS cases must be reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or to the state health department.
3. Every state requires that all sexual contacts of a person diagnosed with AIDS be contacted and treated.
4. AIDS status must be disclosed to any health care provider who has cared for the patient within the last 18 months and to any future health care provider.
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Rationale: The only mandatory requirement in all 50 states is that the case must be reported to the CDC or to the state health department. Some states require additional reporting and/or tracking, but those requirements are not true of all states.
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