EQUAL Care Act

2020-05-05

Introduced in Senate

Ending Qualifications that are Unjust for Access to Lifesaving Care Act or the EQUAL Care Act

This bill prohibits a state from receiving resources or supplies from specified sources, including the Strategic National Stockpile, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency if the state has a policy for the distribution or use of such resources or supplies that discriminates on the basis of disability.

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