A nurse is preparing information to be distributed at a national conference on AIDS. What should be included regarding mandatory disclosure of AIDS status?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Every state requires that all sexual contacts of a person diagnosed with AIDS be contacted and treated.
2. 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.
3. In general AIDS status is considered confidential.
4. All AIDS cases must be reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or to the state health department.
5. All babies born in the United States are tested for presence of HIV at birth.
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Rationale: Not all states require or permit this tracking and content.
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