Lgbtq+ veteran care | veterans affairs

CARE WE PROVIDE AT VA HUNTINGTON HEALTH CARE Our LGBTQ+ Veteran care coordinators can answer your questions, advocate for your right to quality care, handle complaints or concerns you have

about your care, and help you get started with any of our services for LGBTQ+ Veterans. These include: * Mental health services * Creative arts therapies * Hormone therapy in limited

circumstances * Testing, counseling, and care for HIV and sexually transmitted infections, including post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for Veterans at risk

for HIV * Other prevention, screening, wellness, and testing services POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO KNOW The care coordinator can help you get started with care or with navigating any of these

issues. VISITATION: A same-sex partner, family member, friend, or other individual can be present with the patient for emotional support during the course of the patient's stay.

DEFINITION OF FAMILY: "Family" may include individual(s) not legally related to the individual. Family members include spouses, domestic partners, different-sex and same-sex

significant others. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES: Veterans may designate any person as a decision-maker for care if they won't be able to make these decisions themselves. This includes same-sex

partners. Advance directive agents are chosen by the Veteran and do not need to be biologically related. DOCUMENTATION IN MEDICAL RECORDS: VA Huntington maintains the confidentiality of

information about sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and trans-identity, just like any other private health information. CHANGING NAME OR SEX IN RECORDS: Your name in your medical record

will reflect your legal name. The sex in your medical record should reflect your trans-identity. You have the right to request that your name and sex are updated as appropriate. There are

established procedures for changing your name and sex with the VA Privacy Officer.