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The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA): A Refresher
(PDF 1.12MB) - The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal statute with which those working in emergency medicine are especially familiar. The EMTALA statute was passed as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA), and is therefore sometimes referred to as “the COBRA law.” The specifics of the EMTALA statute are found in Section 1867(a) of the Social Security Act, and it is included as part of Section 42 Chapter IV §489.24 of the U.S. Code, which governs special responsibilities of Medicare hospitals in emergency cases.
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