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Florida HIV / AIDS Reporting Requirements

Nov 20

Written by: Hilda Leon
11/20/2009 10:58 AM 

HIV/AIDS Reporting Requirements
Currently all states and territories of theUnited States report HIV and AIDS cases to their local county health departments. Please refer to your individual state or county health department’s websites to get guidance on their reporting laws and procedures on how to report HIV or AIDS cases.
 
The state ofFlorida has had AIDS reporting since 1981 and HIV diagnostic test reporting (e.g. Western blot & PCR qualitative positive tests) since July 1, 1997. On November 20, 2006 the HIV reporting law was expanded to include all HIV positive or detectable tests (e.g. detectable viral load tests) as well as reporting all HIV perinatally exposed babies (i.e. those babies born to HIV positive mothers) to the health care provider’s local health department within 24 hours of birth. Undetectable HIV viral load tests and/or negative PCR or ELISA/WB tests became reportable for babies less than 18 months on November 24, 2008.
 
How do I  report an HIV/AIDS or HIV perinatally exposed case?
 
Contact your closest county health department to locate your nearest HIV/AIDS surveillance office. Otherwise, if inFlorida, you can contact the state health office at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/aids/general/contacts.html  to determine who your nearest HIV/AIDS surveillance contact is. The standard procedure is to report your adult HIV or AIDS cases on an adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report Form. For pediatric HIV or AIDS cases or HIV perinatally exposed babies a pediatric HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report Form will need to be filled out. Both of these forms can be provided to you by your local county HIV/AIDS surveillance office or by contacting the DOH office at the website listed above.
 
All HIV/AIDS case reports can either be phoned in to your local county health department’s HIV/AIDS surveillance office or case report forms can be completed and mailed (doubled enveloped with the inner envelope marked “confidential”) to the address given to you by your local county health department’s HIV/AIDS surveillance office. Health care providers in Florida have two weeks to report HIV or AIDS cases but must report HIV perinatally exposed babies within 24 hours of birth or diagnosis by the close of business on the next business day.
 
Why is it important to report HIV and AIDS cases?
The reporting of HIV/AIDS cases is mandatory according to state law and, in addition, it assists your state and county to characterize the epidemic in a meaningful way. It allows the health department to gather resources for the fight against HIV/AIDS and maximizes those limited resources by directing assets to areas where they are likely to have the greatest impact. Funding for HIV-related medical services and treatment is directly related to the number of cases reported.
 
The above information was provided by:
Beth Sudduth, MPH, HIV/AIDS/STD Surveillance Coordinator
Pinellas County Health Department. Questions regarding the reporting of HIV exposed newborns can be directed to Beth_Sudduth@doh.state.fl.us
 
 

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Re: Florida HIV / AIDS Reporting Requirements

Good post, but have you thought about Florida HIV / AIDS Reporting Requirements before?

By Save cord blood on   4/8/2010 8:30 AM

Re: Florida HIV / AIDS Reporting Requirements

Earlier reporting requirements only included positive test results which excluded the HIV exposed infants born to HIV positive women in Florida. The reporting requirements enacted in November 2008 give us a clear picture of the number of exposed babies born each year. Most importantly, we can follow the exposed babies until they are definitively ruled out.
I hope that answered your question. Thank you for your comment.

By Hilda Leon on   4/8/2010 8:42 AM

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