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4. Should a situation of potential danger come to the attention of the AIDS committee, the committee shall act, according to its best
judgment, to protect the community and all of the individuals involved.
5. The Health Services, in its daily operations, will endeavor to follow the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control, particularly
as these pertain to the collection and handling of blood or body fluids specimens.
6. Confidential HIV testing is available through Health Services.
Confidentiality of Information
1. Information in the medical record concerning an HIV-infected individual will be kept confidential, as is all information in the
medical record. Specifically, release of any information from the record to those other than Smith College health care providers
requires written consent of the patient.
2. Information about HIV-infected individuals will not be recorded in the educational record of a student or in the personnel file of
an employee.
3. Smith College observes the public health requirements for reporting AIDS as it does for other reportable diseases.
4. In general, all requests for information from outside the college (media, parents, etc.) should be referred to the Office of College
Relations.
November 1987 (revised February 1999)

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