AAP Policy Statements
This list includes some AAP policies and clinical or technical reports which may be of interest to pediatricians who are interested in ethical issues. It is not intended to be comprehensive but you may use the AAP Policy Finder (www.aappolicy.org) to search for other policies. The dates, although not comprehensive, indicate publication, revision or retirement. The retired ones are marked as such. The order is alphabetical by title.
AAP Principles Concerning Retail-Based Clinics – 2006
The Adolescent's Right to Confidential Care When Considering Abortion - 1996
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Medical Malpractice - 2006
Antenatal Counseling Regarding Resuscitation at an Extremely Low Gestational Age – 2009
Appropriate Boundaries in the Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationship - 1999, updated in 2009
See Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationships: Managing the Boundaries
Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Victim - 2008
Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children - 2006
Child Abuse, Confidentiality and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – 2009
Children as Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors - 2010
Circumcision Policy Statement - 2012
Communicating With Children and Families: From Everyday Interactions to Skill in Conveying
Distressing Information – 2008, 2011
Confidentiality in Adolescent Health Care - 1989 & 1993
A Consensus Statement on Health Care Transitions for Young Adults with Special Care Needs - 2002
Consent by Proxy for Nonurgent Pediatric Care – 2003, revised in 2010
Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Adolescents – 1993, 2003, 2011
Considerations Related to the Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Children - 1997
Contraception and Adolescents – 1999 & 2007 revision
Cord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation - 2007
Corporal Punishment in School - 2006
Counseling Families Who Choose Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Their Child With Chronic Illness or Disability - 2001, 2010
Death of a Child in the Emergency Room - 2005
Disclosure Status of Illness to Children and Adolescents with HIV Infection - 2005, 2008, reaffirmed 2012
Ethical and Policy Issues in Genetic Testing and Screening of Children (Policy Statement) - 2013
Ethical and Policy Issues in Genetic Testing and Screening of Children (Technical Report) - 2013
Honoring Do-Not-Resuscitate Requests in Schools - 2000, revised 2010.
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Pediatric Patients Who Require Anesthesia and Surgery - 2004, 2008, 2012
Emergency Contraception - 2005, replaced
Emergency Contraception - 2012
Emergency Information Forms and Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs - 2010
Ensuring Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy - 1999, 2008
Ethical Considerations in Research with Socially Identifiable Populations - 2004, 2008
Ethical Issues with Genetic Testing in Pediatrics - 2001, 2005, 2008
Ethics and the Care of Critically Ill Infants and Children - 1996
Expert Witness Participation in Civil and Criminal Proceedings - 2009
Failure to Thrive as a Manifestation of Child Abuse – 2005, 2008
Female Genital Mutilation – 1998, revised 2010, retired 2010
Fetal Therapy-Ethical Considerations - retired 2007
Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment in Abused Children - 2000, 2007
Forgoing Medically Provided Nutrition and Hydration in Children - 2009
Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Studies to Evaluate Drugs in Pediatric Populations - 2005, revised in 2010
Guidelines for Expert Witness Testimony in Medical Malpractice Litigation - 2002, 2012
Guidelines on Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment - 2004, 2008, 2012
Health Equity and Children’s Rights – 2010
Helping Children and Families Deal with Divorce and Separation - 2002
High-Deductible Health Plans - 2007
Honoring Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation Requests in Schools - 2010
HPV Vaccine Recommendations - 2007, 2012
Human Embryo Research - 2001, 2005, 2009
Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) and Human Embryo Research - 2012
Increasing Immunization Coverage – 2010
Infants with Anencephaly as Organ Sources: Ethical Considerations - retired 2009
Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice - 1995, 1997, 2007, 2011
Introduction to the Newborn Screening Fact Sheets - published 2006
The Initiation or Withdrawal of Treatment for High-Risk Newborns - 2007
Institutional Ethics Committees – 2004, 2012
Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of the Pediatrician - 2010
Minors as Living Solid-Organ Donors - 2008, 2011
Newborn Screening Expands: Recommendations for Pediatricians and Medical Homes - Implications
for the System - 2008
Nondiscrimination in Pediatric Health Care – 2001 & 2007 revision
Noninitiation or Withdrawal of Intensive Care for High Risk Newborns - 2007
Palliative Care for Children - 2000, 2007, 2012
Patient & Family Centered Care of Children in the Emergency Department - 2008
Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Care Setting - 2007
Pediatric Organ Donation and Transplantation - 2002, 2008, revised 2010
The Pediatrician and Childhood Bereavement - 2000, 2004
Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationships: Managing the Boundaries - 2009
Perinatal Care at the Threshold of Viability - 2002
Physician Refusal to Provide Information or Treatment on the Basis of Claims of Conscience - 2009
Planning for Children Whose Parents are Dying of HIV/AIDS - 1999, 2005, retired 2012
Preservation of Fertility in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Cancer – 2008
Prevention and Management of Pain in the Neonate: An Update – 2006, 2010
Prevention of Medication Errors in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting - reaffirmed 2007
Prevention of Human Papillomavirus Infection: Provisional Recommendations for Immunization of Females with Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - 2007
Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workforce and Educational Setting - 2009, 2012
Principles of Child Health Care Financing - 2003, revised 2010
Privacy Protection of Health Information: Patient Rights and Pediatrician Responsibilities - retired 2006
Professional Liability Coverage for Residents and Fellows - 2000
Professionalism in Pediatrics - 2007, 2011
Professionalism in Pediatrics: Statement of Principles – 2007, 2011
Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse by Health Care Providers - 2011
Recognizing and Responding to Medical Neglect - 2007
Recommendations for Mandatory Influenza Immunization of All Health Care Personnel – 2010
Reducing the Risk of HIV Infection Associated with Illicit Drug Use - 2006
Religious Objections to Medical Care - 1997, 2007, & 2009
Responding to Parental Refusals of Immunization of Children - 2005, 2008
Role of Schools in Combating Illicit Substance Abuse - 2007
SCHIP Achievements, Challenges and Policy Recommendations - 2007
Scope of Health Care Benefits for Children From Birth Through Age 21 - 2006
Standards for Health Information Technology to Ensure Adolescent Privacy - 2012
Sterilization of Minors With Developmental Disabilities - 1999, 2007, 2009, retired 2012
Supporting the family after the death of a child - 2012
Testing for Drugs of Abuse in Children and Adolescents - 2006
The Pediatricians Role in Child Maltreatment Prevention – 2010
Toward Transparent Clinical Policies - 2008
Underinsurance of Adolescents: Recommendations for Improved Coverage of Preventive, Reproductive, and
Behavioral Health Care Services - 2009
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatrics (Clinical Report) - 2008, 2012
When Is Lack of Supervision Neglect? - 2006
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