According to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA):
A. all health care facilities are legally obligated to provide assessment and care only if the patient is critically ill or injured.
B. all health care facilities must provide a medical assessment and required treatment, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
C. a health care facility has the right to refuse assessment and treatment to a patient, but only if his or her condition is not deemed critical.
D. a patient maintains the legal right to recant his or her consent to emergency treatment, even after signing in to the emergency department.j
Answer: B. all health care facilities must provide a medical assessment and required treatment, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
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