Trump Administration Says Disability No Reason To Deny COVID-19 Care

30th March, 2020

3 April 2020, COVID, COVID News, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop]

The Trump administration is warning states and health care providers not to discriminate against people with disabilities as coronavirus spreads.

In a bulletin issued Saturday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights said that the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and other laws prohibiting discrimination in federally-funded health programs remain in effect.

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