[NFBF-L] Avoiding Disability-Based Discrimination in Treatment Rationing

[Denise Valkema]

> Avoiding Disability-Based Discrimination in Treatment Rationing:
> On March 28, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin entitled “Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),” stating that “HHS is committed to leaving no one behind during an emergency, and this guidance is designed to help health care providers meet that goal.” Review the linked guidance endorsed by organizations with expertise in federal disability rights laws that provides a more detailed explanation of how the requirements set forth in the HHS bulletin would apply, and how states and health-care providers can take steps to modify policies and practices to avoid disability discrimination

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Denise Valkema, President
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