What information do we ask for at an appointment?  

When scheduling an appointment with a.l.p.h.a. at a minimum we ask for a your first name and last initial and how you heard about us. We will sometimes if client is willing, get a first name, a lastname, a phone number and how you heard about us. 

When you come into your appointment you will be asked to complete a consent form that will need a name, address, phone number, and signature. The consent form gives us consent to administer the test, it also states that you are aware of the accuracy of our testing tecnology and that if you are after further testing confirmed to be HIV positive the name, address and phone number on the consent form will be reported to our epidemiological nurse (Gladys Goodman at Central District Health Department.  

That information is used for her to contact you to ensure you are in care, aware of laws when knowing you are HIV positive, as well as they offer you a service to help notify partners who may have been exposed. After that meeting you are then turned into a unique identifier (code) and no one else is given access to the fact that you are HIV positive.

When we report that an individual is HIV positive, we only report the information on the consent form. The infornmation discussed during the test is not share with the epidemiological nurse or anyone else.

It is important to remember that if a Rapid Test result is reactive, that result is considered a preliminary positive which means that further testing needs to be done in order to confirm an individual is in fact HIV positive (has HIV).

Feel free to call our office at 208-424-7799 during our regular business hours to either schedule an appointment or to get more information.

When it comes to length of time someone will live with HIV is very hard to say. Many people can live very well with HIV where other may struggle a bit more. The earlier you are diagnosed after the infection, adherence to medication,  and not have any other types of infections can play a large role in adding many years to ones life.  For some HIV  can be managable, but for others it is harder to manage. People can live for say 5-10 years to maybe as much as 20 or 30 maybe even more.  It is important if you are HIV positive to meet with your healthcare provider and adhere to your treatment plan. The length of time one has varies.

Thanks, Take Care and be safe.

Duane Quintana, HIV Test Counselor/Executive Director