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Healthcare Equality Index

Healthcare Equality Index

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The Healthcare Equality Index 2011 reports on a record number of facilities working toward LGBT healthcare equality.

Blood Donations

Blood Donations

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Breaking Down Barriers: An Administrator’s Guide to State Law & Best Policy Practice for LGBT Health
Coming Out to Your Doctor
Equality Magazine
Family and Medical Leave Act: FMLA-Equivalent Benefit for LGBT Workers
Federal Response to HIV/AIDS
Health Care Proxy
Health Insurance Discrimination for Transgender People
Healthcare Equality Index: 2009 Statements from Top Performers
Healthcare Equality Index: About the Survey
Healthcare Equality Index: Advance Healthcare Directives
Healthcare Equality Index: Business Case for Participation
Healthcare Equality Index: Data Collection Policies
Healthcare Equality Index: Decision-Making Policies
Healthcare Equality Index: Default Surrogate Selection Laws
Healthcare Equality Index: Patient Non-Discrimination Policies
Healthcare Equality Index: Request Survey Invitation
Healthcare Equality Index: Visitation Policies
Healthcare Equality Index: What is meant by same-sex parents?
Healthcare Equality Index: What is meant by same-sex partner/spouse/significant other?
Healthcare Equality Index: Why are questions new or updated in the survey?
Healthcare Laws: State by State
Healthy Families Act
HIPAA and LGBT Healthcare Equality
HIV/AIDS and Employment Discrimination
HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
Hospital Visitation Authorization
Hospital Visitation Guide for LGBT Families
HRC and DocuBank®
HRC Issue Brief: Aging
HRC Issue Brief: HIV/AIDS and the LGBT Community
Last Will and Testament
Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality
Legal Documents to Protect Your Family
LGBT Cultural Competence
LGBT-Inclusive Definitions of Family
LGBT-Inclusive Intake Forms
Living Will

Living Will

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Patient Non-Discrimination and State Public Accomodation Law
Patient Non-Discrimination: LGBT-Inclusive Policy Statements from Healthcare Organizations
Protecting Your Visitation & Decision-Making Rights
Risks of Abstinence-Only Education
Same-Sex Parents and Consent for Treatment of a Minor
Sample Patient Non-Discrimination Policies
Stories of Discrimination
Surrogate Medical Decision-Making and the LGBT Community
Syringe Exchange Programs
Testimonials From Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality
The Core Four: Healthcare Equality Index Rating Criteria
The Lies and Dangers of Reparative Therapy
The Presidential Memorandum Regarding Hospital Visitation and Decision-Making