Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Emergency_Medical_Treatment_and_Labor_Act
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation EMTALA
gptkbp:appliesTo emergency departments
hospitals participating in Medicare
hospitals with specialized capabilities
gptkbp:codifiedIn 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Office_of_Inspector_General_(OIG)
gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
gptkbp:nickname anti-dumping law
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Consolidated_Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1985
gptkbp:penalty civil monetary penalties
termination of Medicare provider agreement
gptkbp:prohibits refusal of emergency care based on inability to pay
inappropriate transfer of unstable patients
gptkbp:purpose prevent patient dumping
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Medicare
emergency medicine
healthcare law
uninsured patients
patient rights
gptkbp:requires medical screening examination
stabilizing treatment
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_federal_health_legislation
gptkb:United_States_health_care_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7