Vietnam: Procedures for notification of positive HIV test results to persons getting HIV tests at hospitals

Procedures for notification of positive HIV test results to persons getting HIV tests at hospitals are guided in Article 7 of the Circular No. 02/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam as follows:

- After receiving the HIV test report, the laboratory shall keep 01 copy and transfer remaining 02 copies thereof to the doctor who directly gives medical examination to the HIV-positive person;

- After the doctor receives the HIV test report, he/she shall provide counseling and return the HIV test report to the HIV-positive person or send it to the counseling department or the person in charge of counseling tasks and returning HIV test reports to persons getting HIV tests.

If the person getting tested for HIV receives medical examination at another department, the nurse or the person in charge of the initial department/ward shall notify the test result directly to the nurse or the doctor of the later department/ward, who directly gives examination and treatment to or performs minor operations for that patient.

If the person getting tested for HIV needs to be hospitalized, the doctor shall transfer his/her medical record, enclosed with the HIV test report, to the chief nurse or the person in charge of the department/ward to which the HIV-positive person is transferred to for treatment. The chief nurse or the person in charge of the department/ward where the HIV-positive person receives treatment shall notify the HIV infection status to the department/ward’s head, doctor and nurse who give care and treatment directly to that person.

If the HIV-positive person is transferred to another health facility for HIV/AIDS treatment: The notification of positive HIV results shall be carried out according to the procedures in Article 13 hereof.

View more details at the Circular No. 02/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from March 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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