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Evaluating North Carolina’s policy for healthcare personnel living with HIV and hepatitis B who perform invasive procedures after 25 years of implementation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2020

Cedar L. Mitchell Open the ORCID record for Cedar L. Mitchell [Opens in a new window] ,
James W. Lewis ,
Jean-Marie Maillard ,
Zack S. Moore  and
David J. Weber
Cedar L. Mitchell*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
James W. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, North Carolina
Jean-Marie Maillard
Affiliation:
North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, North Carolina
Zack S. Moore
Affiliation:
North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, North Carolina
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: Cedar L. Mitchell, E-mail: cedarmit@live.unc.edu
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Abstract

Healthcare personnel who perform invasive procedures and are living with HIV or hepatitis B have been required to self-notify the NC state health department since 1992. State coordinated review of HCP utilizes a panel of experts to evaluate transmission risk and recommend infection prevention measures. We describe how this practice balances HCP privacy and patient safety and health.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , March 2020 , pp. 355 - 357
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© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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