Admission of drug abusers to hospitals for emergency treatment.

§ 407. Admission of drug abusers to hospitals for emergency treatment. (a) Drug abusers who are suffering from emergency medical conditions shall not be refused admission or treatment, solely because of their drug abuse or drug dependence, by any private or public general hospital which receives support in any form from any program supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated to any Federal department or agency. 86 Stat. 79 (b) The Secretary is authorized to make regulations for the enforcement of the policy of subsection (a), Such regulations shall include procedures for determining (after opportunity for a hearing if requested) if a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, notification of failure to comply with such subsection, and opportunity for a violator to comply with such subsection. If the Secretary determines that a hospital has violated subsection (a) and such violation continues after an opportunity has been afforded for compliance, the Secretary is authorized to suspend or revoke, after opportunity for a hearing, all or part of any support of any kind received by such hospital from any program administered by the Secretary. The Secretary may consult with the officials responsible for the administration of any other Federal program from which such hospital receives support of any kind, with respect to the suspension or revocation of Federal support for such hospital.