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EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)

This federal law governs how patients are treated in emergency rooms, and imposes duties on ophthalmologists who serve on-call to hospitals.

EMTALA Overview 2024 provides information on the basic obligations hospitals and physicians have under EMTALA.

EMTALA-On-Call-Duties_2024 focuses on on-call and follow-up duties.

 

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