Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addresses access to emergency medical care
gptkbp:allows patient dumping
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Balanced_Budget_Act_of_1997
gptkb:Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act
gptkbp:applies_to hospitals
hospitals participating in Medicare
gptkbp:effective_date 1986-08-01
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:1986
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
gptkbp:has certain situations like psychiatric emergencies
gptkbp:has_goal improve patient outcomes
gptkbp:has_led_to increased emergency department visits
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
gptkbp:impact emergency medical services
gptkbp:influenced_by healthcare policy debates
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in healthcare policy studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with emergency care standards
gptkbp:is_challenged_by some healthcare providers
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal cases regarding patient care
gptkbp:is_considered landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of enforcement in some areas
inadequate funding for implementation
gptkbp:is_discussed_in healthcare law literature
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by healthcare researchers
gptkbp:is_implemented_in hospital policies
gptkbp:is_influenced_by public health advocacy
gptkbp:is_linked_to healthcare access issues
gptkbp:is_monitored_by federal and state agencies
gptkbp:is_part_of U. S. healthcare law
U. S. healthcare reform efforts
U. S. public health law
gptkbp:is_referenced_in healthcare policy discussions
gptkbp:is_related_to emergency medical treatment regulations
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by healthcare policy analysts
gptkbp:is_subject_to judicial review
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:healthcare_professionals
advocacy groups for patient rights
gptkbp:provides_legal_protection patients in emergency situations
gptkbp:purpose to ensure public access to emergency services
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:emergency_services
patient rights
gptkbp:requires medical screening examination
hospitals to provide emergency treatment
gptkbp:requires_screening all patients seeking emergency care
gptkbp:requires_stabilization patients before transfer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:95th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4