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[quote=Anonymous]EMTALA ensures at you ae entitled to an appropriate medical screening examination by a licensed provider. You must be treated if you are not stable, but if you are stable, you can be transferred to another facility or recommended to follow up with a regular clinic physician.

"If the patient does not have an "emergency medical condition", the statute imposes no further obligation on the hospital." http://www.emtala.com/faq.html

Regarding whether the examination and treatment needs to be by a physician:

[quote]The person who does the examination must be specifically determined to be a "qualified medical person" by the hospital bylaws. The hospital must make the designation in its bylaws or rules and regulations. The regulation also provides that the person must "meet the requirements of 42 CFR 482.55", although that rule really has no substantive requirements.[/quote]

Generally PAs and NPs are required to work under the purview of a licensed physician, but check with your state requirements for more information.

OP, if it's an emergency, go to an ED. If it's not an emergency, go to your PCP's office or an Urgent Care facility. Wherever you go, if you re happy with the care you receive or the provider's credentials, you can request to see another person or a physician, but they do not have to accommodate you.

This is important: To get what you want, your best bet is not to go in with a chip on your shoulder. Seek information, ask questions, and respectfully ask questions in return. You should be treated respectfully, too.[/quote]

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