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The House of Representatives and Senate passed differing versions of the proposed law. [13] Although both bills would have provided patients key rights, such as prompt access to emergency care and medical specialists , only the Senate-passed measure would provide patients with adequate means to enforce their rights. [ 11 ]
A hospital van dropped off a homeless paraplegic man on Skid Row and left him crawling in the street with nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag. Police said the incident was a case of "homeless dumping" and were questioning officials from the hospital. [30] Associated Press, October 25, 2006; Los Angeles.
Hospitals cannot discharge a patient prior to stabilization if the patient's insurance is canceled or if the patient otherwise discontinues payment during the course of stay. If the hospital does not have the capability to treat the condition, the hospital must make an "appropriate" transfer of the patient to another hospital with such capability.
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In some jurisdictions, laws authorizing court-ordered outpatient treatment have been passed in an effort to compel individuals with chronic, untreated severe mental illness to take psychiatric medication while living outside the hospital (e.g. Laura's Law, Kendra's Law). [16] [17]
Most developed countries including Australia, [3] Canada, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, and the Netherlands have enacted laws protecting people's medical health privacy. However, many of these health-securing privacy laws have proven less effective in practice than in theory. [4]
A number of larger countries engage in hospital accreditation that is provided internally. Taking the USA as an example, numerous groups provide accreditation for internal healthcare organizations, including the AAAHC Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, doing business internationally as "Acreditas Global", Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP), the Joint Commission ...
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