HIV and Hepatitis C surveillance and treatment Sample Clauses

HIV and Hepatitis C surveillance and treatment. In keeping with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the Provider shall ensure all patients are provided testing for Hepatitis C and HIV as part of their initial health assessment. Testing shall be provided using an “opt-out approach” in which the patient is informed that they will be tested for HIV and Hepatitis C along with other screening and diagnostic testing unless they opt-out/refuse. Patients who show evidence of active Hepatitis C disease must receive appropriate laboratory and physical evaluation for disease staging and treatment planning and must be started on treatment with direct-acting antivirals with the aim of curing Hepatitis C. Treatment with direct acting antivirals, must be in keeping with the guidelines of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) and must be initiated within three months of diagnosis of Hepatitis C in all patients (both sentenced offenders and detentioners) who meet the following criteria:
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HIV and Hepatitis C surveillance and treatment. In keeping with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”), Provider shall ensure all Inmates are tested for Hepatitis C and HIV as part of their initial clinical evaluation which must be within 14 days of incarceration. Testing shall be offered using an “opt-out approach” in which the Inmate is informed that they will be tested for HIV and Hepatitis C along with other screening and diagnostic testing unless they opt-out/refuse. The cost of all medications relating to these conditions are borne by the Pharmacy Contactor, not Provider. Inmates who show evidence of active Hepatitis C disease must receive appropriate laboratory and physical evaluation for disease staging and treatment planning and must be started on treatment with direct acting antivirals (“DAAs”) with the aim of curing Hepatitis C.

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