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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
Mitchell CL1, Lewis JW1,2, Maillard JM2, Moore ZS2, Weber DJ1. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jan 27:1-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.372. [Epub ahead of print]
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1 Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
2 North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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.