Alabama Takes Down Allegedly Discriminatory Ventilator Guidance (1)

Alabama will take down criteria around ventilator rationing from 2010 that allegedly discriminated against disabled and elderly people after a resolution with the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

The document allegedly allowed ventilators to be denied to people based on “profound mental retardation” and “moderate to severe dementia.”

The Department of Health and Human Services’ OCR said it was concerned that the criteria could result in discrimination against people with disabilities or older people.

Alabama agreed to publicly clarify that the 2010 criteria aren’t in effect, take down all links to the criteria, and not include similar provisions in future ...