EMTALA: The basics

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 77-81

  Strickler, Jeffery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748532178     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1539073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128488-200607000-00005     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Moy, MM. EMTALA Answer Book. 3rd Edition. University of Chicago, Ill: Aspen Publishing; 2000.
2. Bitterman RA. EMTALA: Providing Care Under Federal Law. Dallas, Tex: American College of Physicians; 2001.
3. 42 CFR CH. IV Section 489.24. Special Responsibilities of Medicare Hospitals in Emergency Cases. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/EMTALA. Accessed June 2006.
4. Federal Register Vol.68 No. 174. Available at: http://www.emtala.com/law. Accessed June 2006.
5. Social Security Act. Section 1867. Examination and treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women in Labor. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/EMTALA. Accessed June 2006.