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Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Employee Must Disclose HIV Status

A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the disclosure required by a workers' compensation claim filed by an HIV-positive employee trumps that employee's privacy considerations. While state law protects patient privacy, the workers' compensation laws require disclosure to an employer who has financial responsibility for an employee injury, the court said.

Court says workers' comp disclosure trumps HIV privacy, Associated Press, March 17, 2005.