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Doctors who discriminate are paying a steep price. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Apr 7;10(6):10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95700293

Abstract: Memorial Hospital and Charles Hull, MD, refused to admit an AIDS patient who had had an allergic reaction to a prescription drug. A Federal district court jury awarded the patient $512,000 in compensatory and punitive damages because the hospital had violated the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which prohibits a Federally-funded health-care provider from discrimination based on disability. Later, the hospital was found to have also violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A Texas dental chain that had also refused to treat an HIV patient settled out of court to avoid facing a trial. This settlement was the first AIDS-related agreement with a dental service under the ADA.
Keywords: *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome *Liability, Legal Ohio *Physicians Prejudice NEWSLETTER ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndromeKWDliability,legalohioKWDphysiciansprejudicenewsletterarticle
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