New rules keep EMTALA in check.
Recently proposed rules on the interpretation of EMTALA maintain the law's intention while protecting staff by limiting its ever-increasing application.
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Penny G
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Sutter Health Legal Counsel Department, Sacramento, Calif., USA.
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