title: New rules keep EMTALA in check.
abstract: Recently proposed rules on the interpretation of EMTALA maintain the law's intention while protecting staff by limiting its ever-increasing application.
authors.affiliation: Sutter Health Legal Counsel Department, Sacramento, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Penny G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Westfall
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States