You are pulling into the hospital with a patient with a behavioral emergency who continually seeks treatment at this particular hospital. Before you can unload the patient, a physician comes out and tells you that you must take the patient to another hospital and that he can't be seen here. You should:
A) take the patient to the hospital specified by the doctor.
B) just continue on into the emergency department.
C) ask the patient where he would like to go.
D) recognize and report an EMTALA violation.
Answer: D
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