Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, prohibits a hospital emergency department, including a satellite emergency department, from denying to a woman who presents at such facility and purports or, if incapacitated, appears to be pregnant and experiencing active labor, other symptoms associated with active labor, or an emergency medical condition, an appropriate medical screening examination within the capability of the emergency department, including ancillary services routinely a...

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The bill obligates all hospital emergency departments, including satellite units, to provide a medical screening exam for any woman who appears pregnant and is in active labor or has an emergency condition. It also establishes how hospitals must stabilize or transfer such patients, including consent and certification requirements. The measure aims to ensure timely care for pregnant women and protect both mother and unborn child.

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