The piece of legislation is often described as one of the foundations of health rights is Examination and Treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women in Labor Act(EMTALA).
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) mandates hospitals with emergency departments to conduct a medical screening examination to anyone who arrives to the emergency room and requests one.
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal legislation that requires anybody arriving at an emergency room to be stabilized and treated, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, although it has remained an unfunded mandate since its passage in 1986.
The landmark federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1985 (EMTALA) requires an adequate medical screening evaluation for all patients seeking emergency treatment and forbids discrimination based on patients' capacity to pay.
