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| HIV Testing | | On August 17, 2009, VA transitioned from requiring written informed consent to oral informed consent for HIV testing. VA also no longer requires that patients receive scripted, standardized pre- and post-test counseling before and after HIV testing. The following documents help explain these new policies. | |
| VA Policies and Notifications | | - Informed Consent for Clinical Treatments and Procedures
Handbook 1004.01, August 14, 2009
- Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Veterans Health Administration Facilities
Directive 2009-036, August 14, 2009
- Changes in HIV Testing Policy in VA Facilities Take Effect
Note to Field Staff, August 17, 2009
- Sample VA Medical Center Standard Operating Procedure for HIV Testing
August 17, 2009
- Routine HIV Testing Policy
Note to Field Staff, August 10, 2009
- Informed Consent for HIV Testing: Regulatory Change
Note to Field Staff, July 16, 2009
- CDC's Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing
Note to Field Staff, September 22, 2006
- Consent for HIV Testing for Patients who Lack Decision-Making Ability
Directive 2002-048, September 6, 2002
- Case Reporting of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to State and Local Health Authorities by VA Facilities and Providers
Information Letter 10-2001-002, February 13, 2001
- HIV Testing to Prevent Perinatal Transmission
Information Letter IL 10-2003-005, July 3, 2003
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| Clinical Manual | | - Testing and Assessment
Practical information on initial history, physical exam, lab tests, and disease staging.
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| In-Depth | | - HIV Antibody Assays
Niel Constantine, PhD
Focuses on antibody detection, the most widely used and most effective way to identify HIV infection
- HIV Viral Load Assays
Teri J. Liegler, PhD, and Robert M. Grant, MD, MPH
Describes the three most widely used commercial assays, with attention to aspects of each assay that may favor its use in different clinical situations
- How to Tell Patients They Do (or Do Not) Have HIV
Paul A. Volberding, MD
Offers practical advice to clinicians for helping patients understand a diagnosis of HIV
- Theory and Practice of Client-Centered Counseling and Testing
Nicolas Sheon, PhD
Provides an overview of current models of HIV voluntary counseling and testing practice with links to guidelines, curricula, and research protocols that describe them
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| FAQs | | - HIV Testing
Information on new testing policies, including delivering results and occupational exposures
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