how can you be charged with medical neglect if you sign a child out of one hospital and take him to another ?
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Please don't quote me, as I'm not a lawyer, but just giving general advice based on what I have learned.\n\nWhile you do have the right to seek medical care for your son that is satisfactory to you, your son's health comes before your satisfaction as far as the state is concerned. It is possible that the doctors at the hospital that you signed him out of assumed that you hadn't taken him elsewhere for treatment, and instead just decided to forgo treatment, in which case they would have called the state with a complaint of neglect. That to me seems the most likely possibility. It is also possible that the state decided that wherever you took your son wasn't giving him a quality level of treatment.\n\nThe best thing you can do is to consult with a lawyer if you haven't already. There are many lawyers who won't charge you unless they take the case and go to court, and some still that will only charge you if you win your case. If you can't find a lawyer who will help you, ask one for a reference to someone who can. \n\nI wish you the best of luck, and hope you get this issue resolved.
1140850
I would call the hospital that the paramedic is associated with. Ask to speak with someone in their patient advocate department. You can explain the circumstances surrounding the incident and they will investigate and take the proper actions for you.
729295
That would depend on where you live and the doctor and hospital you use.  Really need to talk to the doctor and ask his fee and how many days he would expect the pt. to be in hospital.  Then, call hospital and ask for person who can give you estimate of their charges.  If you have insurance, talk to insurance company first.  There would also be fee for anesthesiologist, x-rays, radiologist, lab fees.
966499
If you had a burn that caused medical bills, you might have a claim. You could probably provide them with documentation, and work it out through their insurance. Court is the last resort.
1073286
Hospital bills + what ever you feel like.  If you ask for too much they will back off and want you to take them to court.
296140
Sounds like you need to go in and talk to the hospital billing department.  Take the payment receipt that your insurance company sent to verify payment (all insurance companies do this).  If you have lost it, contact your insurance company and ask for a duplicate copy.
1042446
Don't they usually sue the physician rather than an entire hospital?\n\nAmerican Medical Association website perhaps?
827206
If an arrested person becomes seriously ill, the custody officer will call an ambulance, the person will be escorted to hospital, one officer in the ambulance, one following behind in a car.\n\nDepending on the offence and the illness, the person may be bailed from their hospital bed, or they may even in the extreme be guarded by an armed police officer.
546666
Depending on what the first one was meaning the charge.  It could be dropped to a wreckless Operation charge if the first one wasnt.  Other than that, you will probably spend some time, pay a fine and enter into some type of drug and alcohol counseling.  GET A GOOD ATTORNEY!
970573
Hospitals CANNOT refuse you treatment in the case of an emergency. They will treat you and send you a bill (probably be in the mail before you get home...ha ha). They do have financial programs which can cut the bill in half or totally erase it depending on qualifications.
77727
If the teen has a family member they trust and can go to - then by all means go.  However, make sure that all forms of abuse have been documented (by writing in a journal and that the other family members can corroborate the documentation with photos of the physical abuse.)\n\nThe parents will be charged and it is NOT a civil matter that will be handled in Family Court - it becomes a Federal matter - and Child Abuse charges will be filed against the parents.  In many jurisdictions - the child will be placed with the other family member instead of being "placed within the system" - thus ending up in foster care.\n\nIf there is NO family member available - please call the following number.  It is toll free:\n\n1-800-4-A-Child\n\nMay God be with you and bless you.  Please, if possible, keep me appraised of what happens.
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I had a bit ofa search and couldnt find anything.\nThats a bit unusual for a hospital dont you think?\n\nI am guessing that you "know" someone (probably a girl)in Nigeria who has suddenly taken ill and needs someone to pay for medicene...she is too weak to do anything and too poor to pay for the medicine.(but she is ok to send you emails from her laptop)\n\nShe will ask you to pay (over and over again) her good doctor(do_cto_r104@yahoo.com...pretty exclusive that yahoo email address hey?)for her medicine and if you dont she will waste away and die....and it will be your fault!!!(but you can still pay for her medecine...death can be cured ;))\n\nHave a look at www.fraudwatchers.org
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You usually get a warrant for failure to appear. If you have a good reason for not showing up(like you were in the hospital or your child was in the hospital) they will sometimes revoke the warrant and give you another court date. If you just forget.....then you probably have a warrant for your arrest.
270796
patient abuse, possible murder charges,or attempted murder, either way you look at felony charges, also if cought stealing meds you can loose your license & if not lost then rehab 4 u  & continuous aa
177887
Contact a legal nurse, who can draw up an agreement. Also, an attorney can do this.
978858
How old is your brother? If he is under age it would be much easier for a parental figure to have him admitted. If he is older, unless he is a harm to himself or someone else, they won't do much for him. He can sign himself into a hospital but I assume with his track record, he is not having it. If he did sign himself in he can sign himself out just as easy. Try to convince his doctors that you are very concerned about his welbeing and tell them that he does not take his meds properly, and he is an alcoholic, maybe they can do something about it! Also depends on insurance too. You are a good sister to worry about him, try to make sure you are taking care of your self too. I wish you both well.
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First, they are in Aruba, US law doesn't apply there.  Nor does Aruban law apply here.  If you want to fight her over these issues, then you need to either bring her and the child to the US, or go to Aruba and hire a lawyer and fight her under Aruban law.  It is admirable that you want to pay for the child's education, and I think sending the money for that to the school is more than adequate, of course, she must allow the child to attend, which she may not out of sheer spite.  I would not send another penny to her, not one.  IF she claims medical costs, ask her where, and contact them yourself as you did the school and make arrangements for the child's treatment cost.  DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE SEND HER ANY MORE MONEY.  Unfortunately, the money you have already sent her is a total loss, you cannot recover a penny, but learn from the past and don't repeat it.