Question

QUESTION 1 Can a hemorrhaging pregnant tourist from Fiji coming to Bellevue ER get emergency maternity services? Yes, public hospitals are required to accept all patients, if they are US citizens or not. Yes, EMTALA requires Medicare participating hospitals to treat all patients in need. No, pregnant women must be screened for Zika virus before entering any maternity ward. Yes, Medicaid requires all pregnant women to be screened for HIV if they come to an ER

Answer 1

Yes, EMTALA requires Medicare participating hospitals to treat all patients in need.

EMTALA - Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act is an act of US. It requires hospital emergency departments that accept payment from Medicare to provide appropriate treatment to anyone seeking it regardless of citizenship, legal status or ability to pay. It applies to participating hospitals which accepayment from departments of health and human services. Participating hospitals may not transfer or discharge patient needing emergency treatment except with informed consent or stabilization of patients.