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...
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080
Summary
The law bars hospital emergency departments, including satellite units, from refusing a medical screening exam for any woman who appears pregnant and is in active labor or has an emergency medical condition. It obligates hospitals to stabilize the patient or arrange a proper transfer, and sets penalties for non‑compliance. The rule takes effect on July 1, 2026.
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