Most Hospitals Lack Gay Non-Discrimination Policies, Despite Changes in HHS, Joint Commission Requirements

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More than 90 percent of hospitals in a study do not have fully inclusive policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, according to a release from the Human Rights Campaign.

President Obama issued a directive in April asking HHS to require hospitals to protect visitation and healthcare decision-making rights of LGBT persons, and the Joint Commission has announced new, fully inclusive patient non-discrimination standards.

Of 178 facilities across the country voluntarily providing information on policies to the campaign, 11 facilities and one 36-hospital networks received perfect ratings.

Read the Human Rights Campaign release on hospital policies.

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