Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, prohibits hospital emergency departments from denying an appropriate medical screening examination to a pregnant woman who presents at the emergency department reporting to be in active labor or experiencing an emergency medical condition; prohibits transferring the pregnant woman unless her condition has been stabilized; requires that a transfer be under certain conditions and only upon the recommendation of an examining physician or qual...

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The bill tells hospital emergency departments they cannot refuse a medical screening exam for a pregnant woman who says she is in active labor or has an emergency condition. If the woman is found to need care, the hospital must either stabilize her on site or follow strict rules before transferring her. It also adds penalties for hospitals or doctors who break the rules and protects staff who report violations.

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