Open AccessRejection of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Referred for Post-acute Medical Care Before and After an Anti-discrimination Settlement in Massachusetts
Author(s) -
Simeon D Kimmel,
Sophie Rosenmoss,
Benjamin Bearnot,
Marc R. Larochelle,
Alexander Y. Walley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000693
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid use disorder , settlement (finance) , receipt , family medicine , law enforcement , substance abuse , psychiatry , emergency medicine , opioid , law , finance , receptor , world wide web , computer science , political science , economics , payment
To determine how commonly medical inpatients with opioid use disorder (OUD) referred for postacute medical care were rejected due to substance use or treatment with opioid agonist therapy (OAT). Additionally, to assess for changes in rejection rates following the United States Attorney's May 2018 settlement with a Massachusetts nursing facility for violating anti-discrimination laws for such rejections.