RE: Turning away undocumented immigrants

[Guest guest]

: There is an article in the Sept/Oct 2007

issue of Streamline called “Immigration Concerns Impact Federally-Funded

Health Centers” that responds at least in part to your very important question. See page 2 at http://www.migrantclinician.org/files/streamline/20070910_mcn_streamline.pdf

for some statements from of Farmworker

Justice.

Candace Kugel, CRNP, CNM, MS

Migrant Clinicians

Network

878 N. St.

State

College, PA 16803

814-238-6566 (office and

fax)

ckugel@...

Attend the National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice October 23-25, 2008, Washington DC. www.allclinicians.org

-----Original Message-----

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sologaistoa

Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:30 AM

To:

migrant_health_news ;

Subject: [ ]

Turning away undocumented immigrants

Can anyone direct me to some official language or documents where it

states

that undocumented immigrants can not be turned away from an FQHC? I had it

at one time but can't seem to put my fingers on it. Thank you.

Kay Sologaistoa, M.S.

Florida Association of Community

Health Centers, Inc.

2340 Hansen Lane

Tallahassee, Florida 32301

(850) 942-1822 Ext 208

@...

www.fachc.org

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[Guest guest]

Hi, , Hi Candace and everyone--

Also, isn't is part of EMTALA language that nobody can be turned away from medical care/ clinics/ hospital, including undocumented immigrants? EMTALA= Emergency Medicine, Treatment, and Labour Act (something like that). If you google EMTALA, you'll actually find some legal documents/ explanations and perhaps the official language you're looking for.

Diane (Cummings, CFNP, CNM in New Mexico)

-----Original Message-----

From: Candace Kugel <ckugel@...>

Sent: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 9:15 am

Subject: RE: [ ] Turning away undocumented immigrants

: There is an article in the Sept/Oct 2007

issue of Streamline called “Immigration Concerns Impact Federally-Funded

Health Centers†that responds at least in part to your very important question. See page 2 at http://www.migrantclinician.org/files/streamline/20070910_mcn_streamline.pdf

for some statements from of Farmworker

Justice.

Candace Kugel, CRNP, CNM, MS

Migrant Clinicians

Network

878 N. St.

State

College, PA 16803

814-238-6566 (office and

fax)

ckugelmigrantclinician (DOT) org

Attend the National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice October 23-25, 2008, Washington DC. www.allclinicians.org

-----Original Message-----

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sologaistoa

Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:30 AM

To:

migrant_health_news ;

Subject: [ ]

Turning away undocumented immigrants

Can anyone direct me to some official language or documents where it

states

that undocumented immigrants can not be turned away from an FQHC? I had it

at one time but can't seem to put my fingers on it. Thank you.

Kay Sologaistoa, M.S.

Florida Association of Community

Health Centers, Inc.

2340 Hansen Lane

Tallahassee, Florida 32301

(850) 942-1822 Ext 208

@...

www.fachc.org

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS TRANSMISSION IS ATTORNEY PRIVILEGED AND

CONFIDENTIAL. IT IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY NAMED

ABOVE. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE

HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPY OF THIS

COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS

COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL

MESSAGE TO THE SENDER. THANK YOU.