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EMTALA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhen was EMTALA enacted by Congress - Answers -In 1986 as part of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (42 U.S.C.
§1395dd). Its original intent and goals are consistent with the mission of ACEP and the
public trust held by emergency physicians.
EMTALA stands for: - Answers -Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
EMTALA is a federal law that requires - Answers -anyone coming to an emergency
department to be stabilized and treated, regardless of their insurance status or ability to
pay
ACEP - Answers -American College of Emergency Physicians
What is EMTALA often referred as - Answers -"anti-dumping" law
EMTALA requires Medicare-participating hospitals with emergency departments to -
Answers -screen and treat the emergency medical conditions of patients in a non-
discriminatory manner to anyone, regardless of their ability to pay, insurance status,
national origin, race, creed or color.
An Emergency Medical Condition (EMC) is defined as - Answers -a condition
manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such
that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result
in placing the individual's health [or the health of an unborn child] in serious jeopardy,
serious impairment to bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of bodily organs."
EMTALA applies when an individual - Answers -comes to the emergency department."
CMS defines a dedicated emergency department as - Answers -a specially equipped
and staffed area of the hospital used a significant portion of the time for initial evaluation
and treatment of outpatients for emergency medical conditions.
Hospitals have three main obligations under EMTALA - Answers -1. ER must complete
a medical screening on anyone that request it to see if a medical emergency condition
(MEC) exsist
2. If a MEC exsist the patient must be treated until stable or transferred to a hospital that
can stabilization the patient if the ER is qualified to do so.
3. Hospitals must accept transfers if they have the capacity and cabilitity to do so.
CMS - Answers -If you think a pt is transferred even though the ED has the ability to
treat a patient, who should you notify?
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