Definition of Accessibility from AAP Policy Statement

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS POLICY STATEMENT

Organizational Principles to Guide and Define the Child Health Care System and/or Improve the Health of All Children

Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs Project Advisory Committee¹

Accessible

• Care is provided in the child's or youth's community.
• All insurance, including Medicaid, is accepted.
• Changes in insurance are accommodated.
• Practice is accessible by public transportation, where available.
• Families or youth are able to speak directly to the physician when needed.
• The practice is physically accessible and meets Americans with Disabilities Act^* requirements.

Source: Pediatrics. 2004;113(5):1545–1547 (from Table 1: Desirable Characteristics of a Medical Home)

* Americans with Disabilities Act. Pub L No. 101–336 (1990)