Maryland and Virginia Hospitals Settle Religious Discrimination Complaints Related to Clergy Visitations During COVID-19 Pandemic
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20
On October 20, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the resolution of two (2) sets of religious discrimination complaints to ensure clergy had access to patients for religious purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two (2) hospitals involved are MedStar’s Southern Maryland Hospital Center (“MSMHC”), which is part of the MedStar Health System, and Mary Washington Healthcare (“MWHC”) in Virginia. Each matter is...
By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP