DUFFUS v. MAINEHEALTH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE EDWIN GEORGE DUFFUS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 2:24-cv-00268-SDN ) MAINEHEALTH, and ) MAINE MEDICAL CENTER, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS INTRODUCTION The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“ETMALA”) prohibits hospitals from dumping patients with severe medical conditions who require immediate care. If a patient comes to a hospital with an emergency medical condition, the hospital must either provide stabilizing care or transfer the patient to another appropriate medical facility. But the hospital may not discharge the…