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Most of the time workers will let you know there are health issues and make a point of telling you (if you ask) what meds a child is on. That is about the only way you can "deduce" if you want your family exposed to whatever the meds might be for.
I agree with many parts of the HIPPA Act but feel really strongly that this wasn't supposed to be what it was about. Not disclosing dangerous diseases has the potential to harm many more than just the child in question. I wonder if this is actually what the authors of this Act intended. Besides, if you don't know the child has a disease, how can you help to treat it?
But in actuality, no they are bound by law not to come out and say the child is HIV pos or has AIDS.
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and a time to every purpose under the heaven..." Ecclesiastes 3:1
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