Ending Medical Complicity With Skilled-Nursing Facility Discrimination Against People With Opioid Use Disorder.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.7326/M22-3049 and PMC identifier 12001998.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Complicity
- Opioid-Related Disorders