Mr. Smith goes to the emergency room at Northpark Hospital complaining of chest pain. He states that he does not have health insurance and does not have the money to immediately pay for treatment. According to EMTALA, the hospital must ___________________ ____.
A) refuse to treat Mr. Smith if the ER physician is not willing to admit him to the hospital for full treatment
B) explain all billing practices including collection agency policies before Mr. Smith can be treated
C) screen and stabilize Mr. Smith before attempting to transfer him to another facility
D) contact CMS to verify that Mr. Smith qualifies for public assistance
Question 2
What is the purpose of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's (ASAM's) Patient Placement Criteria Manual?
A) to establish criteria for measuring and improving the quality of substance abuse treatment services
B) to define levels of care and the specific criteria that should be used in placing clients in the appropriate treatment setting
C) to assist in the development of a prospective payment system using reimbursement criteria based on the level of care in which the patient is placed
D) to assist in the development of legislation and regulations governing the placement of patients who have been involuntarily committed to substance abuse treatment
Areas of referred pain; A, anterior view; B, posterior view.
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