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Does this actually work? Won't they detain you and call the police like a shop or restaurant would if you don't pay the bill?
by 21 8y ago
Does this actually work? Won't they detain you and call the police like a shop or restaurant would if you don't pay the bill?
- clarkmoody 8y agoYou forgot the "They must treat you by law" part. You are effectively coercing them into treating you when you walk in the door.
- maxerickson 8y agoTo be fair, it's society coercing them. Using a complicated system of certification and reimbursement rather than guns.
- torpfactory 8y agoJust to be clear what the alternative to coercion (and I agree with that characterization): rejecting ER patients at the door means some of them will literally be dying in the streets.
- briandear 8y agoActually they don’t have to “treat” you per se — only stabilize a life-threatening emergency condition. They don’t have to treat your sore throat.
- 21 8y agoI don't forget. They must treat you doesn't mean that you must not pay. They can just send you the bill home after the police get your details. If you have or not money to pay, that's a secondary issue, just like when you get a loan.
- lr4444lr 8y agoInteresting question. I can't find anything online about a hospital invoking Shopkeeper's Privilege, but chances are they might try to, and even if the police would eventually release you, your identity would surely be discoverable by the hospital. I don't think the OP is giving safe advice.