Question: When a patient in a managed care network presents to the ED for care: Need Assignment Help?
Group of answer choices
- EMTALA obligations do not apply and the hospital should follow the direction of the managed care network to transfer the patient to an in-network hospital.
- EMTALA obligations apply and the patient should have an MSE and, if possible, be stabilized prior to the hospital notifying the managed care network.
- EMTALA obligations do not apply and the managed care network must authorize and pay for all care including admission to the out of network facility.
- EMTALA obligations apply but the hospital should notify the managed care network before the patient has an MSE and is stabilized.