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  Confidentiality
 
   Confidentiality and Your HIV Status
If I file an HIV —related claim, can the insurance company tell my employer I’m HIV positive?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   Disclosing HIV Test Results
If I test positive for HIV, who will know the results?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   HIV and Confidentiality
Under the US Virgin Islands law, am I required to take an HIV test?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
  Discrimination
 
   HIV and Discrimination
I don’t think anyone will hire me because I’m HIV positive. Why should I bother to apply for a job?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   HIV and Discrimination: Health Care and Discrimination
Do I have to tell my dentist that I am HIV positive?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   Insurance Discrimination
I got a new full-time job, and my company offers health insurance to all full-time employees. Can my company deny me coverage because I’m HIV positive?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
  Youth Issues
 
   Issues for Teenagers: Getting an HIV Test
Do I need permission from my parent or guardian to get tested for HIV?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   Issues for Teens: Disclosing HIV Test Results
If I test positive for HIV, who will know the results?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   Issues for Teens: HIV Positive Teens in School
If I test HIV positive, do I have to tell the other students in my classes?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   Issues for Teens: Planning For the Future
If I’m HIV positive, can I join the military? If I am applying for college, do I have to disclose my HIV status? If I’m applying for a job, do I have to disclose my HIV status?
By: Virgin Islands Community Aids Resource & Education (VICARE)
  
   
   Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits? (Separate Website)
Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations
  
   
 
   
 
 
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