The COBRA patient anti-dumping law: Part II--Impact on physician liability.
This is the second part of a two-part article examining the federal patient anti-dumping statute, under which physicians are required to treat a hospital's emergency patients, including women in labor, and to comply with certain requirements that dictate when it is appropriate to transfer a patient. Part I discussed in detail the provisions of the statute. Part II analyzes various court interpretations of the law and its potential impact on physician liability.
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