Oklahoma Passes Protective Law to Lessen the Growing Problem of Denial of Treatment Against the Wishes of the Patient
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics On March 10, 2014, the Oklahoma House and Senate, on near unanimous votes, approved the Medical Treatment Laws Information Act, which is designed to protect patients from denial of life-preserving care caused by a health-care provider’s lack of awareness of Oklahoma’s existing protective laws. …
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