Author Question: You are pulling into the hospital with a patient with a behavioral emergency who continually seeks ... (Read 131 times)

sabina · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are pulling into the hospital with a patient with a behavioral emergency who continually seeks treatment at this particular hospital. Before you can unload the patient, a physician comes out and tells you that you must take the patient to another hospital and that he can't be seen here. This is best classified as a(n):

A) violation of the patient consent.
B) HIPAA violation.
C) violation of the Ryan White CARE Act.
D) EMTALA violation.

Question 2

All of the following are incidents that require mandatory reporting EXCEPT a(n):

A) boy who has been bitten by a dog.
B) child who has been abused.
C) patient who has used illegal drugs.
D) patient with a gunshot wound.