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AIM's website says that you have to fill out a seperate waiver if you want someone to pick up the results for you. Its my understanding that you can ask for consent to disclose your medical condition, but you can't deny treatment or testing if someone doesn't want to waive privacy.



I don't know the legal specifics, but AIM's main purpose is to provide independently verifiable test results. It was set up after Marc Wallice faked his tests and infected several performers (including Tricia) in 1998. They may offer private tests too, but no-one works in this industry without full disclosure. It's too easy to forge a piece of paper.

I'm sure some of the industry folks here can tell you more.



That's what AIM is "supposed to be set up for". I'm questioning whether it can legally follow through on that mission. JRV is absolutely correct that HIPAA would only come into play for patients paying with Insurance. But there are doctor-patient confidentiality rules which would prevent disclosure of patient medical information.

One way to get around it would be for the industry to provide health insurance to performers on the condition that they be permitted to share HIV positive's with production companies.
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