The Center for HIV Law and Policy is a national resource and advocacy organization working to advance the rights of people affected by HIV. We combine an online HIV Policy Resource Bank, a creative national advocacy agenda, and case assistance focused on systems and institutions with significant impact on marginalized communities.

Search Resources

Search results

  1. “Egregious” Disclosures by Hospital of Patients’ HIV Information in Violation of HIPAA Privacy Rule Requires $387,200 Payment to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services

    St. Luke’s- Roosevelt Hospital Center (“St. Luke’s”), located in New York City, entered into a Resolution Agreement, dated May 8, 2017 (the “ Agreement ”) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), to resolve potential violations of th ...

    admin - 7/6/2017 2:04pm

  2. Doe v. Infectious Disease Associates, P.A., C.A. No. N13C-12-218 MMJ (Del. Super. Ct. 2016).

    A Delaware trial court ordered health care provider Infectious Disease Associates, P.A. (‘IDA’) to pay more than $1.1 million to a man, suing anonymously as John Doe, who lost his job after IDA faxed information about his HIV-related treatment to his work ...

    admin - 8/8/2016 11:02am

  3. In re Mallard, Bankr. LEXIS 974 (Bankr. E.D. Ky. 2014).

    Mallard brought seven causes of action related to his bankruptcy case, the last of which claimed a violation of Ky. Rev. Stat. § 214.181 after his HIV status was disclosed in the filling of unredacted billing records in that bankruptcy case. The records w ...

    admin - 4/22/2016 10:13am

  4. Charlie Sheen HIV Status Announcement Provides Teachable Moments

    Tuesday's announcement by Charlie Sheen regarding his HIV status garnered much media attention. As disappointing as the sensationalism around that has been, it also provided a national spotlight and a  "teachable moment" on the issues that ...

    admin - 11/20/2015 4:22pm

  5. Rosado v. Herard, 2014 WL 1303513 (S.D.N.Y. 2014).

    Rosado, a pre-trial detainee at Rikers Island, brought an action alleging Herard, a licensed mental health clinician, violated his rights by disclosing Rosado’s HIV status to other detainees and by denying him, as well as other Spanish-speaking detainees, ...

    admin - 3/9/2016 10:55am

  6. Lundy v. Phillips Staffing, 2014 WL 811544 (D.S.C. 2014).

    Lundy brought suit against his former employer alleging discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101) (ADA) when he was fired after his employer Phillips learned of Lundy’s positive HIV status. In 2011, Phillips Staffing off ...

    admin - 11/4/2015 5:41pm

  7. Releasing Stigma: Police, Journalists and Crimes of HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada, Kyle Kirkup, Ottawa Law Review (2015)

    Kyle Kirkup explores Canadian police and media practices that stigmatize people living with HIV (PLWH) and facilitate the public’s belief that HIV and PLWH are dangerous. ...

    admin - 10/22/2015 9:57am

  8. Davis v. Warden, London Correctional Institution, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70515 (S.D. Ohio, June 1, 2015); adopted by, writ of habeas corpus dismissed, certificate of appealability denied, judgment entered, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90500 (S.D.Ohio July 7, 2015

    OHIO – U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Andre Davis, who had been convicted on several counts of felonious assault, for engaging in sexual contact with numerous women without disclosing that he was ...

    admin - 5/1/2017 5:04pm

  9. Confidentiality, Third-Party Billing, & the Insurance Claims Process: Implications for Title X, Abigail English, Robin Summers, Julie Lewis, and Clare Coleman, The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)

    Tthe National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) issued this important white paper to address a complex question of major current concern- how to provide confidential health care services for individuals with health insurance wi ...

    admin - 5/1/2017 5:30pm

  10. Discussing the Limits of Confidentiality: The Impact of Criminalizing HIV Nondisclosure on Public Health Nurses’ Counseling Practices, Public Health Ethics Volume 7, Number 3, Chris Sanders (2014)

    This article explores whether and how public health nurses in Canada try to control information about the limits of confidentiality at the outset of HIV post-test counseling. ...

    admin - 10/22/2015 11:12am

Pages