title: Do you have to accept this patient? What intensivists and hospitalists need to know about EMTALA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crippen
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004630:Emergencies / Q000145:classification*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D016365:Liability, Legal; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014164:Transfer Agreement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States