geminigirl | (no subject) (Reply)

A couple of weeks ago, I did an HIV test for a peer educator. At the same time I did one, co-worker did one. The results all came back on the same day. The person I did the test for e-mailed me last week, and asked if I could just e-mail him the results cause he was kind of sick. I told him that no, I couldn't, and that I'm not allowed to do that. His friend (who did the test with my co-worker) came in to get her results today. The results have been locked in my filing cabinet, so my co-worker came down the hall to get them. As I'm unlocking my filing cabinet, he mentions to me that included in the conversation he's already had (not post test counseling yet) with the client, she's told him that the person I tested had said that I agreed to give him results in e-mail.

I realize this is a lot of he said, she said, but we had an issue just a few months ago which involved results being improperly given, and the fact that someone is even suggesting that worries me. Fortunately the client and I communicated via e-mail, and so I'll simply forward that to the appropriate parties with a note about what happened, so that if rumors should start while I'm gone, there's a paper trail.

But still...it bothers me.