Question

-Why are penalties for EMTALA violations higher for larger hospitals than smaller hospitals?

-If a hospital had a small fraction of its revenue (approximately 5%) come from emergency outpatient on an urgent basis, could they still be held accountable under EMTALA? How would you know?

Answer 1

EMTALA

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

It is a federal law that permits anyone coming to an emergency department to be stabilized and treated, regardless of their insurance policy and status or ability to pay .

-Why are penalties for EMTALA violations higher for larger hospitals than smaller hospitals?

It's because the turn over in large hospitals are way more than smaller hospitals. The lager the hospital the higher the responsibility to ensure the patient safety and health care.

If a hospital had a small fraction of its revenue (approximately 5%) come from emergency outpatient on an urgent basis, could they still be held accountable under EMTALA? How would you know?

If there's a violation of EMTALA no matter how small the revenue is ,they would be held accountable for their violations.

As per the section 1867 of the Social Security Act it is made clear that the policies for violation and penalties associated by it.