EMTALA Pre-Test
Registration:
Name:
Address:
E-Mail:
Profession:
Physician
RN
PA
ANP
EMS Provider
Other
Pre-Test:
1.
EMTALA provides for all of these requirements except:
Necessary stabilizing treatment
Medical screening exam
Free medical care
Restricting trasfer until stabilization
2.
The transferring hospital needs to send:
The originals of the ER record
A doctor with the ambulance
Food for the trip
All medical records related to the emergency condition
3.
Violation of EMTALA can yield which of the following penalties:
Hospital fined between $25,000-$50,000 per violation
Physician responsible fined $50,000 per violation
The physician involved can be excluded from Medicare and Medicaid programs
All of the above
4.
The transfer is only deemed appropriate if:
The patient is transported by private vehicle
Qualified staff accompany the patient in the ambulance
The patient refuses the transfer first
The receiving facility has refused to accept the patient
5.
An emergency medical condition is defined as a medical condition:
Placing the health care of the individual in serious jeopardy
Serious impairment of bodily functions
Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part
All of the above
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