Testimony of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care on implementation of CDC testing guidelines in NY

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• Testing

Resource Type

Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies  

Description

Dr. Adele Webb, Executive Director of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC), submitted testimony to the NY Assembly Health Care Committee on the importance of retaining informed consent and counseling as part of state HIV testing procedures. Dr. Webb's critique of the CDC's recommended "opt-out" approach to HIV testing included, in part, her observation that elimination of the process of encouraging patient understanding of, and participation in, important health care decisions was at odds with the nursing profession's code of ethics.  

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Published

2006-December-20