Cohen Shawn M, Joab Rebekah, Bolles Kathryn M, Friedman Sally, Kimmel Simeon D
Program in Addiction Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (S.M.C.).
Legal Action Center, New York, New York (R.J., S.F.).
Ann Intern Med. 2023 Mar;176(3):410-412. doi: 10.7326/M22-3049. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
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.
根据《美国残疾人法案》《1973年康复法案》以及《患者保护与平价医疗法案》，专业护理机构因患者使用治疗阿片类药物使用障碍的药物而拒绝收治是违法的。本观点阐述文件介绍了医护人员可针对此类歧视采取的6个步骤。
