Colbey Reagan

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Nora Katz |Elizabeth N. Pitman |Colbey Reagan

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded the Biden Administration's guidelines for immigration enforcement actions in or near protected areas, such as schools, hospitals and churches. The recission of the 2021 policy memo means that healthcare facilities are no longer considered protected areas from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement actions, including arrests.

Apr 24, 2024 | mondaq.com | Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Colbey Reagan

"Informed consent" has been described as "a bedrock principle of healthcare in a free society," and if a "patient is denied the ability to exercise or even consider informed consent, the patient's personal liberty suffers."1 The "informed consent doctrine has become firmly entrenched in American tort law" and the "notion of bodily integrity has been embodied in the requirement that informed consent is generally required for medical treatment."2 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

Apr 18, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Colbey Reagan

"Informed consent" has been described as "a bedrock principle of healthcare in a free society," and if a "patient is denied the ability to exercise or even consider informed consent, the patient's personal liberty suffers."1 The "informed consent doctrine has become firmly entrenched in American tort law" and the "notion of bodily integrity has been embodied in the requirement that informed consent is generally required for medical treatment."2 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

Apr 18, 2024 | lexology.com | Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Colbey Reagan

"Informed consent" has been described as "a bedrock principle of healthcare in a free society," and if a "patient is denied the ability to exercise or even consider informed consent, the patient's personal liberty suffers."1 The "informed consent doctrine has become firmly entrenched in American tort law" and the "notion of bodily integrity has been embodied in the requirement that informed consent is generally required for medical treatment."2 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...