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Checking & Taxes Personal  ER aid guaranteed -- even if you
can't pay  Here are other significant rules governing emergency
care:    • New rules specify that anything in the patient's
behavior or appearance that causes even a lay person to believe
the patient needs immediate attention may start protections.
Translation: If you show up to an ER in obvious distress, almost
any responsible person can start the emergency medical
procedures. You don't have to wait for a doctor to show up to
declare that it's an emergency.   • To be certain you're
protected by these laws you must go to the ER -- not just show
up on hospital grounds or ask for treatment in the lobby. If you
go to a dedicated emergency room -- even if it is not on the
hospital's main campus -- the EMTALA rules apply. If it's an
emergency, they have to see you and treat