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What is EMTALA?
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What is the key law in regulating healthcare industry?
Emtala
What law requires hospitals to treat patients who have no insurance?
That is the EMTALA law. A very complicated law that deals with this issue. The link below contains lots of detailed information about EMTALA.
What is the key law that regulates the health care industry?
Emtala
What is the definition of EMTALA?
Passed in 1986, EMTALA (the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) requires hospitals in the US to provide emergency medical care for anyone in need, regardless of race, ethnicity or citizenship.
What is EMTALA statue?
Passed in 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is "the antidumping law." It is referred to as the "COBRA antidumping law" because it prohibits hospitals from improperly transferring or "dumping" emergency patients from one hospital to another as a result of a patient's inability to pay.
Can a hospital emergency room refuse to traet me if I'm uninsured?
Check the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
What is the purpose of EMTALA?
The purpose of EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) is to ensure that all individuals seeking emergency medical treatment at a hospital with an emergency department receive a medical screening exam and necessary stabilizing treatment, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status. This law helps to prevent patient dumping and ensures that emergency medical care is provided to anyone in need.
Is it illegal to refuse prenatal care?
It is illegal (under federal EMTALA rules) for hospitals to refuse emergency care. However, they can refuse non-emergent care, especially in their various clinics and outpatient departments.
If a person has a heart attack or another life threatening situation on the property of a VA hospital is it legal for the hospital to refuse treatment because he or she is not a patient?
No. EMTALA regulations prohibit the witholding, by any hospital, of potentially life-saving interventions arising from medical emergencies.
Can a nurse be held liable under emtala if a patient choses to leave the ER and not be treated?
No. As long as the patient is a legal adult, it is his or her choice whether to seek treatment. If the person's injuries are substantial and obvious, that person will be seen immediately. However, if someone is in the waiting room and chooses to leave, all the nurse can do is encourage him or her to stay. Ultimately, the choice is up to the patient.
Is it legal to require patients of Blue Cross Blue Shield to pay their percentage of costs of a procedure up front?
Yes, in fact it is quite common. The only exception would be for someone who is in need of emergency medical care, or who is in active labor. The federal "EMTALA" law requires hospitals to provide initial emergency medical and labor care to patients without regard to their ability to pay.
