Legal Advisor: Hearing Impaired Patients and the Americans with
Disabilities Act
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Original Publish Date:
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February 20, 2007
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Review/Update Date(s):
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March 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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Term of Approval End Date:
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March 31, 2012
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Estimated Time to Complete:
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1 Hour
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Risk Management:
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Yes
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Course Format:
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Text
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Course Fee:
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Mbrs-$10, Non Mbrs-$20
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To participate in this CME
activity: (1) review the information on this page which includes the
learning objectives and faculty disclosures; (2) read the course
pages; (3) complete the exam; (4) view/print certificate.
Course Information
General Information
If you need to stop in the
middle of a course, you may return to the course at anytime to
finish. When you have
finished reading the course pages, close the window and click on
CME Exam in the right Course Sections box. To begin this
CME activity, read through the information on this page and
then click on the Start Course button.
Course Overview
The following case study and
article provides a brief summary of disability law as it applies to
hearing impaired patients and the physicians who care for them. The
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against
individuals with disabilities by places of public accommodation. In
addition to hospitals, private health care providers are considered
places of public accommodation. Thus, all physicians should take steps
to comply with the ADA to avoid private lawsuits, as well as actions
involving the United States Department of Justice, which may require
offending physicians to pay out large amounts in damages.
The Legal Advisor publication is
issued quarterly by the Massachusetts Medical Society and Adler, Cohen,
Harvey, Wakeman & Guekguezian, LLP, as an information source.
Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or legal opinions
regarding specific situations. Legal counsel should be consulted for
application of law and regulations in each individual case before any
action is taken or any decision is made.
Legal Advisor: Hearing
Impaired Patients and the Americans with Disabilities Act is
sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society.For more information on
the Massachusetts Medical Society go to www.massmed.org.
For more information on Adler, Cohen, Harvey, Wakeman &
Guekguezian, LLP go to www.adlercohen.com.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for
physicians and allied health professionals.
Course Objectives
Physicians will be able to
improve their understanding of components of the ADA as applied to the
provision of health care. Physicians will be able to
evaluate their own practice setting as to assess its level of compliance
with the ADA. Physicians will be able to
review their practice environment to identify available operational and
financial resources to provide auxiliary aids and services.
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Course
Credit
Deadline for completing the course
is March 31, 2012.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
This program meets the criteria of
the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management
study.
Participants will receive a
confidential report of their examination score. You must receive a score
of 70% or better to receive AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™. A confirmation of credit will be issued at the
end of the course to those who successfully complete the
examination.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
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Course Fees
Legal Advisor: Hearing Impaired
Patients and the Americans with Disabilities Act and all
associated course materials are available free of charge. An opportunity
to complete an exam and receive AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™ for a nominal fee is available at the end of the
course. The course fees are as follows:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)
Member: $10 ($10 per credit)
Non-MMS member: $20 ($20 per
credit)
Course Materials
Legal Advisor: Hearing Impaired
Patients and the Americans with Disabilities Act
(article)
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Disclosure/Commercial
Support
The following course content
developers have no financial interests or relationships to disclose.
William Frank, J.D.,
Assistant Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, MMS Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of
MMS Distance Learning
Off-label Disclosure:
This course does not include any
discussion of an off-label use of a commercial product or an
investigational use not yet approved for any purpose by the FDA.
Commercial Support
No commercial support was received
for this online program.
Content Disclaimer
The Legal Advisor publication is
issued quarterly by the Massachusetts Medical Society and Adler, Cohen,
Harvey, Wakeman & Guekguezian, LLP, as an information source.
Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or legal opinions
regarding specific situations. Legal counsel should be consulted for
application of law and regulations in each individual case before any
action is taken or any decision is made.
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Online Course Developers
William Frank, J.D., Assistant
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, MMS
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of MMS Distance Learning
Bibliography
For more information on
providing auxiliary aids and services to hearing impaired patients,
please see the following references:
National Association
for the Deaf
ADA Questions and Answers for Health Care
Providers
Massachusetts
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Obligation of Medical Professionals to Provide
Interpreters
American Medical
Association
Americans with Disabilities Act and Hearing
Interpreters
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Minimum System Requirements
Windows Systems Requirements
A Pentium-based PC or
compatible computer. At least 64MB of
RAM. Windows
95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista system software. Screen resolution of 1024 x
786 or larger recommended PDF Reader: Adobe
Reader 5.0 or higher, Foxit
Reader 2.0 or likewise.
Mac OS System Requirements
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Contact Us
Contact us at continuingeducation@mms.org
or (800) 322-2303, ext. 7306. Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter
Street, Waltham, MA 02451.
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