What Is The Difference Between Anonymous and Confidential HIV Testing?
Anonymous testing means that your name cannot be connected to the fact that you have had an HIV test or the results. Often, people being tested are assigned numbers instead. Hurtado does NOT do anonymous testing. Robert Wood Johnson does. They may be contacted at (732) 235-7114. Confidential testing means that your name can be connected to your test and the results, but are part of your confidential medical record which only your medical provider can access. In the event of a positive result, we are required by law to report your name to the state health department.
Anonymous testing means that your name cannot be connected to the fact that you have had an HIV test or the results. Often, people being tested are assigned numbers instead. RHS does NOT do anonymous testing. Robert Wood Johnson does. They may be contacted at (732) 235-7114. Confidential testing means that your name can be connected to your test and the results, but are part of your confidential medical record which only your medical provider can access. In the event of a positive result, we are required by law to report your name to the state health department.
When testing is anonymous it means that the people doing the testing do not know who you are. You do not need to give them your name. Instead, you are given a number to use to get your results. When testing is anonymous there is no way that anyone can find out that you were tested or what your results were.
