Respond to Specific Concerns

HOW TO

Raised by the treatment facility


Facilities that are willing to consider accepting a person with a bleeding disorder (BD) may need help thinking creatively about the ways in which they can safely and comfortably accommodate a person who uses infusion or injection medications. This section provides responses to concerns that may be raised by behavioral health treatment facilities:

If the facility is Concerned about whether a person is competent to self-infuse:

Offer to send a letter to the facility that documents that the patient is medically stable and able to self-infuse from a medical perspective. 

Here is a letter template that you can download and edit for this purpose.

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