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It calls for voluntary, not mandatory, testing for HIV infection for all correctional health professionals who seek it to facilitate early detection and treatment.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},442578,1790760569,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,96,101,105,109,114,119,122,126],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":97,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":98,"show_sort_weight":99,"slug":100},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},7,40,"healthcare",{"id":110,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":111,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":115,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":117,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":121},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":125},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":129},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":131},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":106,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145,"preview_page_count":4},1236954412713,"https://us-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","ISSN 0010-9045  \nVol.22 No.23  \nNovember 13,1991  \n# NCCHC AMENDS POLICY ON\n\nIN THIS ISSUE  \n# ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT\n\nHIV MANAGEMENT: NCCHC Amends Policy………………1  \n# OF HIV IN CORRECTIONS\n\nFLORIDA DOC: Settlement  \nAt its recent meeting in San Antonio, Texas,  \nReached In Sex Discrimination Case……………………1  \nthe Board of Directors of the National Commission  \nJOB LISTINGS………………………………………………………………………………4  \non Correctional Health Care(NCCHC) amended its  \npolicy on the management of Human Immunodefi-  \nTEXAS: Executes Inmate…………………………………………………………5  \nciency Virus(HIV) disease in U.S. prisons,jails,  \nand juvenile confinement facilities.  \nSUPREME COURT: Limits Liability Protections……………5  \nFLORIDA: Applicant Testing Inadequate………………………6  \n\"This action reflects NCCHC's continuing  \nconcern over the HIV epidemic in correctional  \nTEXAS: Drug Felons Get More Early Releases………………7  \nfacilities,\" commented Carl C. Bell, M.D., chair-  \nman of the NCCHC Board of Directors. \"The rate  \nSTATES: More Money Problems Coming………………………7  \nof HIV infection is believed to be higher in correc-  \nAIDS: New Drug May Prolong Lives………………………………8  \ntional settings than in the general population, basedon inmates' reports of high risk behavior. It is a  \nPENNSYLVANIA:The Bible Is Tabo……………………………………9  \nserious health problem that we will continue to  \nRHODE ISLAND: Transfers Rioters………………………………………9  \nmonitor.\"  \nTEXAS: Voters OK Prison Bonds……………………………………10  \nNCCHC amended its policy calling for:  \nST. LOUIS: Inmate Charged  \n1. Adherence to universal precautions as  \nWith Trying To Spread AIDS Virus…………………………10  \ndefined by the Federal Centers for Dis-  \nease Control(CDC)[e.g., wearing of  \ngloves, disinfection and sterilization of  \nRECORD SETTLEMENT REACHED  \nequipment, etc.] by all health services  \nIN FLORIDA DOC SEX  \nprofessionals in the correctional setting.  \nDISCRIMINATION CASE  \n(section III a)  \n2. Education for all correctional staff and  \nA sex discrimination lawsuit filed against the  \ninmates on the modes of HIV trans-  \nFlorida Department of Corrections(FDC) has been  \nmission, prevention, treatment,and dis-  \nsettled for a record $3.7 million, authorities said  \nease progression.(section IV)  \nOct. 30 in Washington, D.C.  \n3. Voluntary, not mandatory, testing for  \nHIV infection for all correctional health  \nThe settlement still must be approved by a  \nFederal district court, said Acting Attorney General  \nprofessionals who seek it in order to facil-  \nitate early detection and treatment of HIV  \nWilliam P.Barr and Assistant Attorney General for  \ninfection.(sections I&VII a)  \nCivil Rights John R.Dunne.  \n(See DISCRIMINATION,page four)  \n(HIV POLICY,from page one)  \n4.Non-disclosure of HIV status by healthcare workers whose work does notinclude involvement in invasive proce-dures as defined by the CDC.Healthcare workers who are HIV-positive andwho are involved in invasive proceduresshould disclose their seropositive status toappropriate medical and administrativeauthorities in the facility.Decisions onthe health care worker's ability to per-form specific procedures should be decid-ed on an individual,case by case basis(section VIII b&c)  \n\"Our policy statements are intended to serveas guides to the delivery of health services incorrectional settings,\"said NCCHC PolicyCommittee Chairman Bonnie Norman,R.N.\"These new amendments are important additions toNCCHC's current HIV policy statement whichaddresses,among other things,voluntary testing ofinmates,housing,confidentiality,and availabilityof counseling for HIV positive inmates.\"  \nNCCHC is a not-for-profit organizationworking to improve the quality of care in jails,prisons,and juvenile confinement facilities.Incor-porated in 1983 as a result of an American MedicalAssociation(AMA)program,NCCHC establisheshealth standards for correctional facilities andoperates a voluntary accreditation program forinstitutions that meet these standards.Additionally,NCCHC produces and disseminates resource pu","cbCaif15fjXA3jP1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif15fjXA3jP1","pdf",2904060,11,"English","# NCCHC Amends Policy On\n## Administrative Management\n## HIV Management: NCCHC Amends Policy","[{\"question\":\"What prompted NCCHC to amend its HIV policy for corrections?\",\"answer\":\"NCCHC amended its policy to address ongoing concern over the HIV epidemic in correctional facilities and the belief that infection rates may be higher there than in the general population.\"},{\"question\":\"What universal precautions does the amended NCCHC policy require?\",\"answer\":\"The policy calls for adherence to universal precautions as defined by the CDC, including measures such as wearing gloves and performing disinfection and sterilization of equipment by all health services professionals in the correctional setting.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the amended policy allow voluntary HIV testing, and for whom?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. It calls for voluntary, not mandatory, testing for HIV infection for all correctional health professionals who seek it to facilitate early detection and treatment.\"}]","NCCHC AMENDS POLICY ON - HIV MANAGEMENT - Policy Statement Regarding The Administrative Management Of HIV In Corrections | PDF",1790700864,28]