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Healthcare Equality Index: Business Case for Participation
Ensuring equal treatment for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in healthcare settings is not only the right thing to do, it is good for business.
Healthcare Equality Index: 2009 Statements from Top Performers
Statements from the top performing healthcare facilities in the Healthcare Equality Index 2009.
Patient Non-Discrimination: LGBT-Inclusive Policy Statements from Healthcare Organizations
Supportive policy statements on patient non-discrimination inclusive of both "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" from national healthcare organizations.
Same-Sex Parents and Consent for Treatment of a Minor
Healthcare law requires providers to secure the informed consent of a minor child’s parent before providing medical treatment. Different legal jurisdictions recognize various individuals as “parents” in their law bearing on parental consent for the treatment of a minor.
Surrogate Medical Decision-Making and the LGBT Community
Surrogate medical decision-making refers to the legal procedures that are triggered by the mental incapacity of a patient and their subsequent inability to direct the course of their own medical treatment. Two major aspects of surrogate medical decision-making are advance healthcare directives and default state laws that select a surrogate when an incapacitated patient lacks an advance healthcare directive.