There are important steps you can to take to protect yourself and your family in healthcare settings.
On April 15, 2010, President Obama signed a presidential memorandum taking important steps to protect the visitation and healthcare decision-making rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people.
On January 18, 2011, federal regulations regarding patients’ hospital visitation rights went into effect. These new rules, which apply to hospitals participating in the Medicaid and Medicare programs, require those…
From time to time, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is incorrectly cited as an obstacle to hospital visitation rights and decision making authority for LGBTQ families. On the…
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…
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…
State law in the area of default surrogate decision-makers remains a patchwork that can make the implementation of policies that ensure equal treatment of LGBTQ patients and their families difficult.…
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