Common use of OBLIGATIONS OF HOSPITAL Clause in Contracts

OBLIGATIONS OF HOSPITAL. A. HOSPITAL shall provide acute, emergency care to any patient that comes to the emergency department of HOPSITAL by ambulance as the result of a 9-1-1 call to the COUNTY’s EMS system (“9-1-1 EMS patients”). HOSPITAL shall provide such care regardless of the patient’s ability to pay physician and/or hospital fees. For the purpose of this Annex, the phrase “comes to the emergency department” shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (42 X.X.X § 0000xx) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (EMTALA). B. HOSPITAL shall provide the EMS Agency, on a regular and ongoing basis and upon request, with documents that demonstrate HOSPITAL’s compliance with EMS Agency policies and procedures and 9-1-1 EMS Receiving Center standards contained in this Annex.

OBLIGATIONS OF HOSPITAL. A. HOSPITAL shall provide acute, emergency care to any patient that comes to the emergency department of HOPSITAL by ambulance as the result of a 9-1-1 call to the COUNTY’s EMS system (“9-1-1 EMS patients”). HOSPITAL shall provide such care regardless of the patient’s ability to pay physician and/or hospital fees. For the purpose of this Annex, the phrase “comes to the emergency department” shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (42 X.X.X U.S.C § 0000xx1395dd) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (EMTALA). B. HOSPITAL shall provide the EMS Agency, on a regular and ongoing basis and upon request, with documents that demonstrate HOSPITAL’s compliance with EMS Agency policies and procedures and 9-1-1 EMS Receiving Center standards contained in this Annex.