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EMTALA_Scenario_Analysis.docx EMTALA Scenario Analysis GCU HLT-520 Legal and Ethical Principle in Health Care The EMTALA is a very significant labor act that allows patients to get the care they... deserve at the hospital to which they go. As part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Consolidation Act of 1986, EMTALA was signed, and it is often referred to as the COBRA statute.' A variety of separate rules fall under the common name. The law regulating the continuity of medical care coverage following a loss of work is another very common clause, often referred to by the COBRA tag. Any patient seeking examination or treatment for a medical conditionthat comes to the emergency department must be provided with an appropriate medical screening examination to assess if he is suffering from an emergency medical condition. If he is, then the hospital is obligated to either provide him with treatment until he is stable or transfers him to another hospital per the directives of the statute." (EMTALA.com). This labor act was introduced because people with Medicare have trouble receiving adequate care. It is also known as the anti-dumping rule. This is attributable to the fact that clinics will transfer unnecessary care. When hospitals do this, fines may be billed. "A hospital which negligently violates the statute may be subject to a civil money penalty (i.e., a fine, but without criminal implications) of up to $50,000 per violation. If the hospital has fewer than 100 beds, the maximum penalty is $25,000 per viola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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