EMTALA
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þ (see also my paper on the topic)

þ EMTALA costs
 - in ~2004, EPs carried an average of >$130,000 bad debt, mandated by EMTALA
   [Bob Maha, 5/1/06]

þ EMTALA and CMS Regulations:
 - 42CFR489.24(e)
     (e) Recipient hospital responsibilities. A participating hospital
     that has specialized capabilities or facilities (including, but not
     limited to, facilities such as burn units, shock-trauma units, neonatal
     intensive care units, or (with respect to rural areas) regional referral
     centers) may not refuse to accept from a referring hospital within the
     boundaries of the United States an appropriate transfer of an individual
     who requires such specialized capabilities or facilities if the
     receiving hospital has the capacity to treat the individual.
 - full text of the EMTALA regulations: <EMTALArg.TXT>