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FSC Announces New Performer Med Testing Database
August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Press Release Roundup: Free Speech Coalition (FSC), adult entertainment’s trade organization, has formally rolled out a performer’s medical database in conjunction with its Adult Production Health & Safety Services (APHSS) program. APHSS was undertaken to carry on the services provided by AIM Healthcare, which abruptly shuttered earlier this year under the weight of ongoing legal harassment. FSC notes APHSS was developed with the assistance of “legal and medical experts, industry members and internet technology consultants.” Hetero studios require regular testing for STIs of all male and female performers and relied on the FSC medical database to verify the availability of performers to work. All-male producers currently operate under a patchwork protocol: some require both testing and condoms; some are condoms-only with testing done by request of the model; others don’t require condoms but test their performers and sero-sort by HIV status; still others require testing for a clean bill of health and allow models the option of using condoms. Performers and producers on the all-male side are encouraged to sign up with the APHSS program. CLICK HERE for more details…
“Our number-one priority is the privacy and well-being of performers as well as continuing health and safety standards for adult productions,” said FSC Membership Director Joanne Cachapero.
“We’re starting from scratch. We really need the support of performers and producers to get signed up. Once we have the database populated, and as performers use APHSS testing facilities, data will be updated and users will be able to verify work availability on the site. This will take some time.”
The program will be free of charge for two months to encourage sign-ups; following the launch period, a $50 yearly performers fee, as well as a monthly producer fee, will be applied to maintenance of the database as well as education programs.
“This is a tight-knit community,” Ms. Cachapero said. “With the proper resources, it will pull together to be proactive and continue industry-appropriate standards that allow adult productions to operate in the safest environment possible.”
CLICK HERE to visit the APHSS website and to sign up for the program. See the link below for information about nationwide facilities that offer performer testing.
See also:
* “FSC Rolls Out New Performer testing Program“
