California Health and Safety Code

§ 1317.2

HSC § 1317.2 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

A person needing emergency services and care shall not be transferred from a hospital to another hospital for any nonmedical reason (such as the person’s inability to pay for any emergency service or care) unless each of the following conditions are met:

(a)The person is examined and evaluated by a physician and surgeon, including, if necessary, consultation, prior to transfer.

(b)The person has been provided with emergency services and care so that it can be determined, within reasonable medical probability, that the transfer or delay caused by the transfer will not create a medical hazard to the person.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 711, Sec. 1. (AB 974) Effective January 1, 2014.