Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
(a) No person seeking necessary medical care from the hospital shall be denied such care for reasons not based on sound medical practice or the hospital's charter and, particularly, no such person shall be denied such care on account of race, creed, color, religion, sex or sexual preference, in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (43 P.S. §§ 951-963).(b) When the hospital does not provide the services required by a patient or a person seeking necessary medical care, an appropriate referral shall be made. No hospital shall be required to make any referral which is contrary to its stated ethical policy promulgated in accordance with 16 Pa. Code § 51.31 (relating to adoption and substance of a stated ethical policy).(c) Care shall be provided in a nondiscriminatory manner.(d) Those facilities having an obligation under 42 U.S.C.A. § 291 shall comply with the provisions of that Act as it relates to free and low-cost care.