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August 02, 2024   
Health Law Weekly

Ninth Circuit Revives EMTALA Screening Claim Alleging Hospital Failed to Examine Overdose Patient

  • August 02, 2024

The Ninth Circuit reversed July 23 the dismissal of an action under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) alleging a California hospital failed to provide an appropriate medical screening examination to the plaintiff’s son who was brought to its emergency department (ED) by ambulance following an overdose.

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