Ambulance Diversions

[PRPGfirerescuetech]

so they can tell us to divert and be covered, but we can ignore it and also be covered.

Interesting....

[Ridryder 911]

I always find it amusing of those that do not really understand EMTALA. Even EMTALA can be revoked if their are plans in place, such as Trauma Regions, Medical By-Pass agreements, even state triage guidelines and protocols. One might want to be careful of transporting patients to a facility, just because they want to go there. There are some regions to possibly implementing fining EMS/medics for not adhering to local policies of proper and most appropriate hospital rather than patients choice.

EMTALA is for the purpose of not receiving patients from non- medical facilities, or care. Mainly introduced for O.B. patients, that used to be denied. Be sure not to confuse EMTALA with COBRA, again a whole different topic.

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