If an emergency department physician fails to stabilize an indigent patient before transferring the patient to another facility, he or she is in violation of

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The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law that requires emergency departments to provide medical screening and stabilize patients before transferring them to another facility. This includes indigent patients who may not be able to pay for medical services. If a physician fails to stabilize a patient before transferring them, they are in violation of EMTALA. The other options listed, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, Patient Self-Determination Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, do not specifically address stabilization and transfer of indigent patients in emergency departments.

If an Emergency Department Physician Fails to Stabilize an Indigent