Regulatory Paper
Regulatory Paper
By Jane McElveen
Ms. Craine
HCA/210
12/7/12
Cited page: American College of Emergency Agency.
Website www. Acep.org
The law of EMTALA (1986) is where a patient has to follow the rules of the program so that they can get the medical treatment that they need to get and to make sure that they get the right medical treatment that they need to get. So when they go into the emergency room department the doctors have to make sure that the person has to be stabilized and treated regardless of their insurance status or their ability to pay for treatment. As we know today that the burden of uncompensated care is growing, and many emergency departments are closing because there are people out there that don’t have any kind of insurance but they need to have medical treatment. And from the research that I have done is that physicians provide the most charity care of all physicians (AMA 2003). And there is something that is called ACEP advocates for recognition of uncompensated care a legitimate practice expense for emergency physicians and federal guidance in how the requirements of the EMTALA mandate in the significant burden on the nation’s emergency care system. And they say that “everyone is only one step away from a medical emergency”. Some key facts every employee should know about the law is that: Any individual who comes and requests must receive a medical screening examination to determine whether an emergency medical condition exists. And if an emergency medical condition exists, treatment must be provided until the emergency medical condition is resolved or stabilized. And hospitals with specialized capabilities are obligated to accept transfers from hospitals who
By Jane McElveen
Ms. Craine
HCA/210
12/7/12
Cited page: American College of Emergency Agency.
Website www. Acep.org
The law of EMTALA (1986) is where a patient has to follow the rules of the program so that they can get the medical treatment that they need to get and to make sure that they get the right medical treatment that they need to get. So when they go into the emergency room department the doctors have to make sure that the person has to be stabilized and treated regardless of their insurance status or their ability to pay for treatment. As we know today that the burden of uncompensated care is growing, and many emergency departments are closing because there are people out there that don’t have any kind of insurance but they need to have medical treatment. And from the research that I have done is that physicians provide the most charity care of all physicians (AMA 2003). And there is something that is called ACEP advocates for recognition of uncompensated care a legitimate practice expense for emergency physicians and federal guidance in how the requirements of the EMTALA mandate in the significant burden on the nation’s emergency care system. And they say that “everyone is only one step away from a medical emergency”. Some key facts every employee should know about the law is that: Any individual who comes and requests must receive a medical screening examination to determine whether an emergency medical condition exists. And if an emergency medical condition exists, treatment must be provided until the emergency medical condition is resolved or stabilized. And hospitals with specialized capabilities are obligated to accept transfers from hospitals who
Cited: Website www. Acep.org The law of EMTALA (1986) is where a patient has to follow the rules of the program most charity care of all physicians (AMA 2003). And there is something that is called ACEP advocates for recognition of uncompensated care a legitimate practice