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Old 06-26-2014, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by scarecrow1 View Post
I do believe that if you don't have insurance and can't pay the ER has to take you where the urgent care can refuse you. There for the ER is usually full.

That is correct. At least until the ER physician determined you do not have an emergency condition. However, having said that, most ER docs will err on the side that provides the least amount of legal risk for the doc and the hospital.

An urgent care center is not bound by the same federal law (EMTALA).
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