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Committee approves narrow pathway allowing medically stable patients to arrange inter‑facility transport
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment clarifying EMTALA carve‑outs and voted to pass HB 417, which permits medically stable patients (with physician approval) to transport themselves between facilities if they arrive within two hours, preserving a held bed.
Representative Hayes presented HB 417, which creates a pathway for medically stable patients to arrange their own transport between facilities when the treating medical team approves. The sponsor said the pathway is narrow and includes a carve‑out to preserve compliance with EMTALA for medically unstable patients.
"Any patient that is covered by EMTALA would not be touched by this bill," Representative Hayes said, adding that…
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