Courts previously have ruled that the EMTALA statute is not violated if an emergency medical condition is mistakenly missed after performing a medical screening exam, or if screening procedures are insufficient to diagnose a medical condition; but negligence or malpractice laws would apply.
Image of a Herzogskrone, the heraldic crown of a Herzog. Herzog is a German hereditary title held by one who rules a territorial duchy, exercises feudal authority over an estate called a duchy, or possesses a right by law or tradition to be referred to by the ducal title. The word is usually translated by the English duke and the Latin dux.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A Herma, commonly in English herm, is a sculpture with a head, and perhaps a torso, above a plain, usually squared lower section, on which male genitals may also be carved at the appropriate height.