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Universal health care coverage
POLICY STATEMENTS
This policy statement was approved by the ACEP Board of Directors October 2000.
Universal Health Care Coverage [American College of Emergency Physicians. Universal health care coverage. Ann Emerg Med. October 2001;38:490.] The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) believes: • All Americans must have health care coverage. • Health care coverage will contain a benefits package that provides quality care. • Medical necessity determinations made under the benefit package should reflect generally accepted standards of medical practice, supported by outcomes-based evidence, where available. This policy statement was approved by the ACEP Board of Directors December 1999.
Watercraft Safety and Intoxication [American College of Emergency Physicians. Watercraft safety and intoxication. Ann Emerg Med. October 2001;38:490.] The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) supports efforts involving public education and legislation to ensure safe boating and operation of personal watercraft. Operators and passengers should be educated about water safety measures, especially the dangers of intoxication with drugs or alcohol while engaged in water sports. Legislation should be enacted enabling the use of reasonable actions, including impoundment of the watercraft to assure safe operation of boats and other watercraft. ACEP supports the adoption and enforcement of legislation prohibiting drug- or alcohol-impaired operation of boats and other watercraft. Such legislation should mandate that a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 mg/dL is per se evidence of operating a boat or other watercraft while impaired and that any measurable level of BAC while operating a boat or other watercraft shall be illegal in persons younger than the legal drinking age in each state. This policy statement was approved by the ACEP Board of Directors September 2000. It replaces the policy statement titled “Drunk Boating” originally approved by the ACEP Board of Directors September 1989 and rescinded September 2000.
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This policy statement was approved by the ACEP Board of Directors October 2000.
Universal Health Care Coverage [American College of Emergency Physicians. Universal health care coverage. Ann Emerg Med. October 2001;38:490.] The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) believes: • All Americans must have health care coverage. • Health care coverage will contain a benefits package that provides quality care. • Medical necessity determinations made under the benefit package should reflect generally accepted standards of medical practice, supported by outcomes-based evidence, where available. This policy statement was approved by the ACEP Board of Directors December 1999.
Watercraft Safety and Intoxication [American College of Emergency Physicians. Watercraft safety and intoxication. Ann Emerg Med. October 2001;38:490.] The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) supports efforts involving public education and legislation to ensure safe boating and operation of personal watercraft. Operators and passengers should be educated about water safety measures, especially the dangers of intoxication with drugs or alcohol while engaged in water sports. Legislation should be enacted enabling the use of reasonable actions, including impoundment of the watercraft to assure safe operation of boats and other watercraft. ACEP supports the adoption and enforcement of legislation prohibiting drug- or alcohol-impaired operation of boats and other watercraft. Such legislation should mandate that a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 mg/dL is per se evidence of operating a boat or other watercraft while impaired and that any measurable level of BAC while operating a boat or other watercraft shall be illegal in persons younger than the legal drinking age in each state. This policy statement was approved by the ACEP Board of Directors September 2000. It replaces the policy statement titled “Drunk Boating” originally approved by the ACEP Board of Directors September 1989 and rescinded September 2000.
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ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
38:4 OCTOBER 2001