Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has reached an Early Case Resolution (ECR) with the State of Connecticut after the state issued an executive order regarding non-visitation policies for short-term hospitals, outpatient clinics, and outpatient surgical facilities to ensure that people with disabilities are not denied reasonable access to needed support persons.
Connecticut Agrees to Assure Equal Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Disabilities Hospitalized During COVID-19
June 9, 2020
