Elicia Grilley Green writes for the AHLA Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law. This article examines the gap in legal authority on the issue of medical incapacity holds and reviews options for healthcare providers and hospitals trying to appropriately treat and protect such patients without a clear statutory roadmap to do so.
Read the full article: Medical Incapacity Without Mental Illness: A Legal and Ethical Dilemma for Physicians
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