Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) May Protect Physicians Wrongfully Compelled to Have Psychiatric Evaluation, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
- in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
- The authors assert that physician evaluees must be empowered to choose qualified evaluators who will perform examinations in a manner consistent with their legal and ethical duties.
- Given the lack of institutional protections for physicians, the authors recommend early consultation with ADA-knowledgeable counsel.
- The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons is published by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) , a national organization representing physicians in all specialties since 1943.