https://www.lac.org/assets/files/LAC-Report-Final-7.19.21.pdf
Today the Legal Action Center (LAC) released a report examining the legal obligations of hospitals to provide evidence-based and lifesaving care to emergency department patients with substance use disorders – specifically SUD diagnosis, administration of agonist medications, outpatient treatment referral facilitation and naloxone distribution or prescription.
As the primary point of access to the healthcare system for many patients with SUD, emergency departments have a critical role to play in delivering care that helps patients survive to access further treatment.
The LAC’s report concludes that any hospital that fails to provide appropriate care could face legal liability under four separate federal laws:
*Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
*Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
*Rehabilitation Act (RA)
*Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (Title VI)
Read the full report at:
Filed under: General Problems
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