yearly testing for HIV/hepatitis for corrections nurses?

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I work as a nurse in a hospital prison unit and I am hoping some of you all can help clear something up. One of the nurses I work with said that nurses who work in prisons are tested for HIV and hepatitis yearly. I am not sure if this is mandatory or just recommended or if it even occurs.

In your facility does anything like this happen? I know inmates have higher rates of hepatitis and HIV but it seems like something like this might violate some privacy laws.

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Have worked 7 years for 4 vendors and never heard of anything like that. Biannual TB tests, yes. The freestanding dialysis clinic I work for tests for HBV and HCV, and tests titers for HBab biannually. I don't know anyone other than the sex industry that tests for HIV as a job requirement.

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Specializes in US Army.

Annual HIV test in the military.

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Never was tested for HIV/hepatitis as correctional NP.

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Thanks for the responses!

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