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This 6 page paper examines EMTALA, the way it was written and the confusion it caused, as well as implementation and enforcement issues. The paper provides an overview of the legislation and its ramifications. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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the protection it provides. Most people understand that if they are brought to an emergency room, they cannot be turned away even if they do not have insurance. That is,
the law provides that people who really have emergent, or life-threatening, conditions will be given cursory medical care. This is a law that many people complain about. They realize that
immigrants are crossing the borders illegally, having babies in hospitals because under EMTALA they cannot be turned away, and then securing benefits for their newborn American citizens. That is, if
babies are born in American hospitals, they are citizens. That is the law. EMTALA exacerbates the immigration problem and also attracts people to the hospitals that can provide them with
care. And while the law is criticized, it is truly a humane law. It assures that no one will die because they cannot afford to pay for emergency care. EMTALA
is actually a law designed to help people who might otherwise be turned away from hospitals ("EMTALA," 2006). EMTALA is also a law that applies only to hospitals (Miller &
Hutton, 2004). It is tied to the government and the Medicare and Medicaid system. If hospitals are in receipt of government benefits, they must comply or face fines or the
loss of government program participation. Although this law is seemingly matter of fact, it is quite complicated. In examining the writing, implementation and enforcement of standards, it appears that not
only is the law complicated, it is confusing as well. II. Writing In writing the law, there is much attention to detail. Yet, the way in which
the law had been written also caused a great deal of confusion. For example, it caused confusion as definitions suggested which door someone walked into an emergency room mattered, as
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