Nondiscrimination in the Treatment of Handicapped Infants, Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret M. Heckler

Children and Youth;Disabled

Reitemeier, Richard J., MD, FACP, ACP President

Ethics;Disabled Children

Mon, 03/29/1999 - 11:48 AM EST

Tue, 03/30/1999 - 8:58 AM EST

9

nondiscrimination_treatment_handicapped_infants_1983.pdf

{"Author":"Reitemeier, Richard J., MD, FACP, ACP President","Producer":"Photoshop PDF Plug-in 1.0","Creator":"Acrobat 3.0 Capture Plug-in\u0000","Keywords":"Ethics;Disabled Children","ModDate":"1999-03-30T13:58:45+00:00","Abstract":"Numerous legislative and regulatory proposals have been developed in an effort to assure nondiscrimination in the health care of handicapped infants. Although its focus is primarily on adult medicine, the College has addressed this issue as it affects medical decision making and the physician-patient relationship generally. In this communication with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the ACP recommends the establishment of hospital-specific internal mechanisms to review decisions to forego life-sustaining treatment.","Title":"Nondiscrimination in the Treatment of Handicapped Infants, Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret M. Heckler","DocType":"Policy Statement","Subject":"Children and Youth;Disabled","CreationDate":"1999-03-29T16:48:11+00:00","DateApproved":"1983-09-06","Pages":9}

1983