902 KAR 2:140. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test counseling

Section 1. Before functioning as a counselor in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing site under the auspices of the Cabinet for Human Resources, a person shall have completed a training course approved by the Sexually Transmitted Disease Section, Department for Health Services, which includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Medical overview of HIV infection and disease; (2) Explanation of types of HIV tests and their interpretation; (3) Review of risk factors for HIV infection and how to prevent infection; (4) Instruction in counseling approach to a person seeking and/or needing HIV testing; (5) Instruction and roll play in informing a person of a positive HIV test; (6) Recognition of need for social services and/or mental health referral, and instruction on how to make these referrals; (7) Instruction regarding medical care referrals for a person with HIV, including tuberculosis skin testing; (8) Instruction regarding partner notification services for persons with HIV; and (9) Training emphasizing the need to assure a complete, coordinated array of care for a person with HIV, and emphasizing the need to view HIV as a chronic disease rather than a rapidly fatal condition.