Legal Question in Insurance Law in Missouri

No Insurance

What is the law that allows the state of Missouri / hospitals to turn away people with non life threating health problems with no insurance?

Would like a copy.


Asked on 11/01/07, 11:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: No Insurance

The federal EMTLA law requires an ER to treat you and to assess, but need not do anything if you are stable. There is no law that requires a hospital to treat a non-emergent health issue (like a cold)

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Answered on 11/01/07, 12:48 pm


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