Virtua, New Jersey Attorney General
Yahoo · 2d
Did Virtua unfairly drug test pregnant patients in NJ? What we know about the state's case
“Virtua’s practices single out pregnant patients for mandatory drug testing without informed consent," said Sundeep Iyer, director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. "As a result, patients are unnecessarily traumatized and fear they will lose their children mere hours after giving birth.
Law · 2d
Virtua Drug Tests Pregnancy Patients Without Consent, NJ Attorney General Alleges in New Suit
"[W]hen pregnant patients receive a positive test result, Virtua will automatically report them to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for possible child abuse or neglect—even when the positive test occurs only because the patient ate a poppy seed bagel,
Becker's Hospital Review · 2d
New Jersey sues Virtua over pregnancy drug tests: 6 things to know
New Jersey state Attorney General Matt Platkin filed a lawsuit on Sept. 26 against Virtua Health and its network of hospitals in Voorhees, Mount Holly and Camden, alleging that the Marlton, N.J.-based health system's drug-testing policy for pregnant patients is discriminatory and violates patients' privacy.
news.bloomberglaw · 3d
NJ Sues Hospitals Over 'Discriminatory' Pregnancy Drug Screens
Hospital drug screening processes implemented to care for pregnant patients and their babies violate state sex and pregnancy anti-discrimination protections, the New Jersey Attorney General alleged in a suit filed Thursday.
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