Jilted, when Deep Throat (Whiteacre’s self-selected new nickname) tried to make Mike (South) out to be the bad guy with his HIV testing (for the record Mike is absolutely not the bad guy here although I do wonder about Deep Throat with his antics of late), Mike explained that he requires BOTH a PCR panel test dated recently (I think it was within the last 14 days) AND a rapid HIV test (which is available over the counter in Georgia — it is not in every state, I know it is not available in Michigan). He also explained that when he tells his talent the results it is either negative or indeterminate, never positive to save from the embarassment you bring up. Of course an indeterminate test disqualifies talent from participating in whatever scene was planned but doesn’t necessarily embarraass the person.

Might be an advantage to the risk of a positive rapid test.. might make some folks think twice before engaging in risky behavior just because they know if a rapid test shows pos there will be tweets and voice calls before they make it out the door with tail between legs.

I will be the FIRST to tell you that my methods wouldn’t work for Porn Valley, mine work because my guys have regular jobs and they don’t shoot for anyone else. I have a very closed pool of talent so it works for me and it is orders of magnitude less likely to be infected (as a group) than porn performers in L.A.

personally I hate condoms but I have found they have no effect on my income either way I was always and I remain condom optional. In the event I shoot a gangbang I strongly encourage the use of condoms and that’s usually what happens.

I would no more support stopping the use of testing than I would requiring performers to use or NOT use condoms.but testing is not a preventative measure, in term of catching stds. It IS a preventative measure to prevent worse outbreaks and truth is i do expect that if all porn productions used condoms all the time and did not use testing then the std rates would be a lot lower than they are now. But id never advocate foregoing testing.

Admittedly this is easier for me to say because I use a very small talent pool that doesnt shoot for anyone else, I have very strict requirements for becoming a male performer despite what others would have you believe. For that reason it is easy for me to have a much safer work environment. many people have made fun of it but I do in fact have an OSHA certified and trained person on my staff, that actually happened by coincidence but it doesnt change the fact. i took advantage of that as anyone with sense would and thats when I implemented instant testing in addition to traditional testing. Amoung other things I prefer my male talent to be married with permission, they have to clean, sober and drug and alcohol free I meet them personally usually or they are brought into the group by a trusted member. They must be clean and polite and upscale, if they have even the sniffles they are told do not attend. They must wash themselves immediately before the shoot, they must be able to get along with the other performers in the group and they must not shoot for anyone else.

I am most proud of the fact that from first timers like Cherry Morgan to seasoned pros like Jada Stevens, Bailey Brooks, Felicia Fox and others I always get compliments about how nice, clean and well prepared my guys are. My shoots are fun but professional, they start on time and they finish within an hour 9 times out of 10 the girls I shoot go to dinner with us after the shoot and I have girls that come to the shoot even when they arent being paid because we have fun and that is what porn should be safe and Fun!

In the end I really only want what is best for the industry as a whole…AND TO HAVE FUN.

Jilted, I would also like to see whoever stole the money from AIM (and down the line, stole from you and your company) get the five bubba treatment. From what I have seen (granted I am privy to only what you post and public information) their numbers and information just don’t add up. We in accountancy where I am from have an informal (and admittedly unprofessional) phrase where situations like this one don’t “pass the smell test”. I will take it at your word that Sharon Mitchell didn’t do it but my next question is (assuming I were in your position) if not her, who else was in enough control to have access to that amount of their cash? I do know that a woman named Brooke (I forgot her last name, sorry — I have a DVD from AIM with her name on it and her in it if you need her last name) that was in adult as a performer for a while was their bookkepper but if AIM’s internal controls were legit and she did do it (I don’t know that she did or if she was even in that position in the last two years AIM operated) standard practice is for one person to cut the checks and another to approve and sign them (although I worked in a credit union where that wasn’t the case and almost everyone had check cutting and signing abillity. As a de facto assistant manager — I was technically the banking compliance officer but with my qualifications I did a lot of the job most suited for an assistant manager — I tried to change that but we had so few people the board thought we could not pull it off — luckily we only had one person steal from us in the four years I was there and that was till cash, not a check). If not Sharon than who is that second person? If these controls weren’t in place in such an organization (which is a lot easier to delegate check signing to one or two persons and separate functions than a bank/credit union where checks for withdrawals need to be signed immediately), then Sharon and their board are just as culpable in my opinion (although maybe not legally). That time clock is ticking loudly, I urge you to stop into the LA County Sheriff’s Office and speak to one of the nice detectives and show them everything you have on this, maybe they and the Superior Court can get your money back but time is short now and getting shorter. I am sure a judge can get you a HIPPA waiver via a search warrant if that is necessary for you to do so but you need a nice detective (preferably a cute female detective) to start the process.

Medial necessity and the lab. Doctor sends blood to lab and orders a slew of tests. Doctor also sends patients insurance billing information. Lab performs tests and sends results to the doctor, usually within on to three days. Two month later lab gets letter from insurance company, “Not paying for x,y, and z, test, they have been determined to be unnecessary. The lab now has NO alternative. Most labs are contracted with insurance companies to NOT ‘balance’ bill the patient. Another huge part of the problem for the lab is the doctors office not providing the proper diagnosis codes to cover those denied tests. And the lab either has to chase down this infor from the doctors office, or just bite the bill. Either way, the additional costs to chase the information, then rebill the insurance is a huge cost to the lab.
An even worse scenario for a lab,,,,doctors office or clinic draws blood from patient at their own facility, collects payment on behalf of the lab, sends patients blood to lab, recieves result the next day, and then never forwards the cash payment given by the patient at the doctors office to the lab. Doctors office then declares bankruptcy, and nobody knows where the money went. Sound familiar? PS,,clinic claims that all the cash given to them by the patient was a donation to a non profit organization, when lab contract clearly states that “facility shall collect payment for laboratory services directly from patient on behalf of the laboratory. Laboratory will provide one invoice per month with individual patients listed in order they are recieved.”
Normally I would tell people to refer to these original contracts, but wait, they were “maliciously and intentionally” destroyed. Well, at least the clinics copies were destroyed.

“Medically necessary” is the key term and docs are pressured every way possible from insurers and regulators to ensure they aren’t billing insurance co for something someone else should be paying.

The least of those pressures is non-payment for denied coverage, the middle of ugly is being dropped by insurer(s) and really ugly would be an indictment and prosecution for fraudulent claims. Docs aren’t marginalizing sex workers they are covering their ass.

IV drug users may still have option of quarterly tests IF their income isn’t related to sex work, in time you can bet the insurance companies contracted to manage Medicare/Medicaid will be requiring docs to ask so they can reject claim as occupational. Bet you never knew how many routine questions your doc asks are related to meeting a quota for a bonus or compliance to provide services.

I don’t know about private plans anymore but Medicare (government insurance for those over 65 or long-term disabled on Social Security Disability, yes we do pay a monthly premium for the coverage) will cover a VD test every 12 months for everyone and more often for those at risk because of their lifestyle. However, I doubt that even Medicare would cover a full VD test every 12-14 days for anyone. Once a month maybe, more realistically once every three months maximum would be my guess.

And now you know why No amount of Lobbying or friendship Duke had with Planned Parent hood could keep them from standing for AB 1576 in the labor committee.

Porn & UTR will still exist but will no longer be able to cry that society is marginalizing them.