Title 902 | Chapter 002 | Regulation 140
902 KAR 2:140.Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test counseling.
Section 1.
Before functioning as a counselor in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing site under the auspices of the Cabinet for Human Resources, a person shall have completed a training course approved by the Sexually Transmitted Disease Section, Department for Health Services, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:(1)
Medical overview of HIV infection and disease;(2)
Explanation of types of HIV tests and their interpretation;(3)
Review of risk factors for HIV infection and how to prevent infection;(4)
Instruction in counseling approach to a person seeking and/or needing HIV testing;(5)
Instruction and roll play in informing a person of a positive HIV test;(6)
Recognition of need for social services and/or mental health referral, and instruction on how to make these referrals;(7)
Instruction regarding medical care referrals for a person with HIV, including tuberculosis skin testing;(8)
Instruction regarding partner notification services for persons with HIV; and(9)
Training emphasizing the need to assure a complete, coordinated array of care for a person with HIV, and emphasizing the need to view HIV as a chronic disease rather than a rapidly fatal condition.HISTORY: (17 Ky.R. 175; eff. 9-13-1990; Crt eff. 11-26-2019.)
902 KAR 2:140.Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test counseling.
Section 1.
Before functioning as a counselor in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing site under the auspices of the Cabinet for Human Resources, a person shall have completed a training course approved by the Sexually Transmitted Disease Section, Department for Health Services, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:(1)
Medical overview of HIV infection and disease;(2)
Explanation of types of HIV tests and their interpretation;(3)
Review of risk factors for HIV infection and how to prevent infection;(4)
Instruction in counseling approach to a person seeking and/or needing HIV testing;(5)
Instruction and roll play in informing a person of a positive HIV test;(6)
Recognition of need for social services and/or mental health referral, and instruction on how to make these referrals;(7)
Instruction regarding medical care referrals for a person with HIV, including tuberculosis skin testing;(8)
Instruction regarding partner notification services for persons with HIV; and(9)
Training emphasizing the need to assure a complete, coordinated array of care for a person with HIV, and emphasizing the need to view HIV as a chronic disease rather than a rapidly fatal condition.HISTORY: (17 Ky.R. 175; eff. 9-13-1990; Crt eff. 11-26-2019.)