Ending Medical Complicity With Skilled-Nursing Facility Discrimination Against People With Opioid Use Disorder
Shawn M. Cohen, Rebekah Joab, Kathryn Bolles, Sally Friedman, Simeon D. Kimmel
Abstract
It is illegal for skilled nursing facilities to refuse admission due to use of medications for opioid use disorder under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This Ideas and Opinions paper describes 6 steps that health care workers can take against such discrimination.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineGerontologyFamily medicineEmergency and Acute Care StudiesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints