Question

A client arrives in active labor and exhibits toxemia with irregular fetal heart tones. The client is an immigrant and is uninsured. Which act would prevent the client from being transferred to another facility?

a. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act

Answer 1

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law prevent the client from being transferred to another facility.

Option A  

Explanation:

Toxaemia is a dangerous pregnancy complication and it requires immediate attention and treatment. There are few medical institutes that transfer an "uninsured patient" to another facility. But, in worst cases, there is a law that can help an uninsured patient with such a condition.

]This law is recognized as the "Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law", it is a "federal law" under which any medical organization that receives funds from the government cannot transfer an uninsured patient to another facility. This law is intended to help emergency patients even if they are uninsured and avoid their transfer to other facilities. Hence, option A is the correct choice.