Question

Outline legislation that addresses reporting and confidentiality requirements for patient-specific health information relating to HIV and AIDS.

Answer 1

The health insurance portability and accountability Act describes how personal health information (PHI) may be used and how the client can obtain access to the information .PHI includes individually identifiable information that relates to the client's past ,present ,or future health;treatment and payment for health services

Parental or guardian consent should not  obtained before treatment is initiated for a minor in the following cases ; treatment of sexually transmitted infection,human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)TESTING AND ACQURED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) treatment

MAINTENANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY INCLUDES,

-NOT DISCUSSING client issues with other clients or staff uninvolved in the client care

-not sharing health care information with others without the client's consent

keeping all information about a client private,sndnot revealing it to someone not directly involved in care

-discussing client information only in private and secluded areas

-protecting the medical record from all unauthorized readers

VIOLATIONS AND INVASION OF CLIENT PRIVACY INCLUDS

taking photographs of client

release of medical information to an unauthorized person

Publication of embarrassing facts

public disclosure of private   information

Allowing the individuals to observe a treatment or procedure without the client's consent