LOS ANGELES—Pro-Health Community Care, a non-profit clinic that offers California-licensed physicians supervising a local lab processing STI testing for the adult film industry, has officially opened its doors. In a statement issued today, the clinic said, “A new 4th-generation HIV rapid screening test is now available for only $49 and our physicians recommend it every 15 days for maximum safety of all performers.”
The announcement continued, “Our 4-test Adult Wellness Panel (HIV 1 & 2, GC/Chlamydia, and RPR) is only $89-$179, and is recommended every 30 days by Dr. Heidi Bauer, the Chief of the STD Section of the Calif. Department of Health, and our medical director, Dr. Jeffrey Olson. There is never a shipping fee, and all testing is provided by West Pacific Medical Labs in the Los Angeles area. They also have patient service centers in Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, and the Inland Empire.”
It continues, “Every test result is checked by one of our physicians licensed in California and/or Nevada. When a performer has a positive test result, their “status” is NOT CLEAR and will remain so until they have treatment and test negative. Then their “status” will change to CLEAR. Rather than having the performer with a positive test result have to seek out a physician, wait 3-4 days or more for an appointment, pay $150+ for the office visit and finally get a prescription, our physicians can order the appropriate medication electronically through Pro-Health’s secure ePrescription system, and the performer will have their medication in less than 24 hours from the time they received their results.”
Pro-Health also introduced AFIVerify.com, a 24/7 online verification system that is “always free and protects each performer’s actual test results, enabling producers and talent managers to check their test status easily. Our goal is to issue each performer a Pro-Health photo ID containing their photo, date of birth, and unique medical record number. Any company wishing to be able to check a performer’s status must be registered with AFIVerify.com to receive their unique username/password.”
More information can be found at AFIVerify.com and ProHealthPatientCare.com. Contact Carl Thomas at (818) 268-7397 to discuss mobile specimen collection options for your talent. Talent can call (866) 323-4273 to register. Clinic hours at the Encino office are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m-6 p.m.
