Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:addresses |
emergency medical conditions
|
| gptkbp:allows |
refusal of treatment based on ability to pay
|
| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Balanced_Budget_Act_of_1997
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
all patients regardless of insurance status
hospitals_participating_in_Medicare |
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
1986-08-01
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1986
|
| gptkbp:hasInventor |
hospital administration
|
| gptkbp:hasTheme |
increased access to emergency care
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
emergency medical services
|
| gptkbp:includes |
labor and delivery services
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
patient rights legislation
|
| gptkbp:isActiveIn |
healthcare research studies
|
| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
emergency room overcrowding
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
healthcare_cost_concerns
|
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
court cases regarding patient rights
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
landmark legislation in healthcare
|
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
inadequate funding for enforcement
potential for abuse by hospitals |
| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
legislative hearings
healthcare_policy_debates |
| gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy |
healthcare_quality_organizations
healthcare_analysts |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
public opinion on healthcare
|
| gptkbp:isLinkedTo |
healthcare_access_issues
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
hospital policies
|
| gptkbp:isMonitoredBy |
state health departments
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
public health policy
healthcare_reform_discussions healthcare_law_in_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:isReferencedIn |
medical ethics discussions
|
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
Affordable Care Act
|
| gptkbp:isReviewedBy |
healthcare_professionals
|
| gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
legal challenges
|
| gptkbp:isSupportedBy |
medical associations
advocacy groups for patient rights |
| gptkbp:provides |
legal protections for patients
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to ensure public access to emergency services
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Emergency_Medical_Services_(EMS)
patient dumping |
| gptkbp:requires |
hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment
for all patients seeking emergency care only if medically stable |