§18114 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

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Prevents the Secretary of Health and Human Services from creating rules that make it harder for people to get proper medical care. The rulemaker also may not make rules that delay access to health services, block honest talks between patients and their providers about all treatment choices, stop providers from giving patients all important information for health decisions, break informed consent or professional ethics, or cut off care before a patient’s medical needs are met.

Title 42, §18114

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not promulgate any regulation that—

(1)creates any unreasonable barriers to the ability of individuals to obtain appropriate medical care;

(2)impedes timely access to health care services;

(3)interferes with communications regarding a full range of treatment options between the patient and the provider;

(4)restricts the ability of health care providers to provide full disclosure of all relevant information to patients making health care decisions;

(5)violates the principles of informed consent and the ethical standards of health care professionals; or

(6)limits the availability of health care treatment for the full duration of a patient’s medical needs.

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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 111–148, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 119, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 18001 of this title and Tables.

§18114 Access to Therapies

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