You are pulling into the ambulance bay at a local hospital. On board you have a patient with behavioral problems who continually seeks treatment at this particular hospital. Before that patient can be unloaded, the physician comes out and states that the patient must be taken to another hospital. As an EMT you should:
A) take the patient to the facility specified by the doctor.
B) call the supervisor to report a HIPAA violation.
C) recognize a violation of the EMTALA statute.
D) ask the patient what hospital he wants to be taken to.
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