The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) was enacted in 1986 to
A) prevent hospitals from refusing to treat indigent patients and transferring them to charity care hospitals.
B) enable the hospital to apply for reimbursement from CMS for services rendered to indigent patients.
C) require hospitals to provide community services during nonpeak, routine daytime hours.
D) ensure that indigent patients are not billed for EMTALA authorized services.
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