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  • San Francisco Relaxes HIV Test Rules

    05/18/2006 5:38:06 PM PDT · by yankeedame · 4 replies · 503+ views
    AOL News ^ | May 17, 2006 | PAUL ELIAS
    Updated:2006-05-18 09:19:56 San Francisco Relaxes HIV Test Rules By PAUL ELIAS AP SAN FRANCISCO (May 17) - City-run medical clinics will no longer require written consent and counseling sessions before testing people for HIV in a bid to increase the number of people screened for the virus, officials said Wednesday. The city, at the forefront of the AIDS fight, becomes the first known entity in the U.S. to formally loosen consent and counseling requirements. The new policy was implemented Tuesday in the city clinics and two hospitals that test patients. Last year, 240 people tested positive out of the 6,000...