Informed Consent for HIV Testing
All pathology testing requires informed consent, given verbally. Informed consent includes that the person being tested understands: the type of test the reasons for testing the potential implications of not being tested. Using their professional judgment, clinicians can: explain the testing procedure assess the person’s understanding of the HIV test results inform the person being […]
Indications for HIV Testing
Jurisdictional and community-based approaches, guidelines and protocols developed in line with the Eighth National HIV Strategy 2018-2022 should reflect local epidemiology and demographic data to facilitate the appropriate testing frequency among populations at risk of HIV. These approaches support firstly the public health goal of diagnosing at least 95% of those living with HIV, in accordance with […]
Types of HIV Testing
This policy covers laboratory-based testing and non-laboratory-based testing. The TGA has produced guidance to assist and inform its evaluation of HIV tests: TGA Clinical Performance Requirements and Risk Mitigation Strategies for HIV Tests This guidance sets out differential performance requirements for laboratory tests, HIV point-of-care tests and HIV self-tests. It recognises that a lower performance […]
Introduction
HIV Testing Policy Last updated: February 2020 Quick access tools Download the Could it be HIV tool to know when and how to test for HIV, interpret results, and act on them. Guidelines PDF Background and context Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a major global public health threat, with 37.9 million estimated to be living […]