In case you’ve been hiding under rock for the past ten years or so, and missed the epidemic of HIV/AIDS, there are new discoveries that may be of interest to you. HIV/AIDS is on the rise and is just as popular today as ten years ago. HIV Plus magazine indicates that the disease is spreading at alarming rates among women, minorities and the poor. Many people are unaware that they have been …showed first 75 words of 1121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1121 total…reporting and research associated with HIV or AIDS are confidential.” (MCL 33.5131- 1) Therefore, any information related to the individual’s HIV status is covered under the law. But does this include converstions between the paitent and therapist? Legal experts argue that the law pertains to any and all information related to the individual’s HIV status. On the other hand, the law appears ambigious in that it does not specifically identify the type of information.