Which ED patients should receive a recommendation for HIV testing?
The New York State Department of Health encourages ED health care teams to recommend testing to adults and adolescent patients who present with non-critical conditions and have the capacity to consent to testing, particularly those who present with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The ED rapid HIV Testing program should not supplant established HIV Testing programs at the hospital and should be used only for persons receiving other ED care. HIV antibody and viral load testing should be strongly recommended to persons presenting in the ED with symptoms suggestive of acute HIV infection.
