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January 31

Where can i find more info on one of the amendments in the EMTALA page?

Im looking for this paticular amendment: "Hospitals and related services cannot receive a judgment against the patient in court filings made more than 36 months after the date the patient was discharged, or the last partial payment the patient made to the hospital, contractor, or agent. After that period, the patient may not be threatened with legal action if payment is not made, and may not be denied future outpatient services from the same company/agency that a patient is able to pay" I cant find any info any where on the web for this except on Wikipedia?? Where did this come from? Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Altoids2012 (talk • contribs) 03:36, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Which Wikipedia article did you get this from? RudolfRed (talk) 05:54, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

It's in Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, the fifth one down in the Amendments section. --Ouro (blah blah) 06:34, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Icelandic places of interest, List of signed

Saint John's Arms, 'cloverleaf', or 'Command' symbol

Travelling in Iceland not too long ago, I discovered that 'places of interest' (tourist attractions, natural wonders, cultural venues, heritage sites, etc.) were often marked on maps and highway signs with a 'cloverleaf' symbol: ⌘. I've since learned that we have an article on Saint John's Arms which names this symbol, and it is apparently used throughout Scandinavia for similar purposes. (There's even a Unicode code point: PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN U+2318.)

While the Icelandic highway signs often named the site/sight, they didn't always—this link shows a photo of a 'generic' destination sign. (Of course, I don't speak Icelandic, and I certainly don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of all Icelandic attractions, so even the fully-labelled signs aren't necessarily illuminating.) I've found that these little Easter eggs greatly improved my visits; while driving the Ring Road I would pull off whenever I saw one of these signs and had a few minutes to kill. Sometimes I'd get a beautiful waterfall, sometimes a cave, sometimes a ruin, sometimes a hot spring. Once or twice I was entirely unable to find any item of natural or cultural significance. It was a delightfully serendipitous way to travel.

So my question is this—is there an exhaustive list of all these marked sites? I'm wondering if the Icelandic tourism ministry manages the awarding of the symbol somehow, or if the Icelandic highway department keeps a list of signs they need to maintain. Though I didn't mind the random discovery aspect of my last couple of trips, sometimes it's nice to be able to plan a little bit ahead (or to know that a given ⌘ will require a couple of hours of hiking). If I fail here, I shall have to bother the Icelanders directly. TenOfAllTrades(talk)

I don't know if it has a listing for every sign, or if each place with a listing has a corresponding sign, but this seems to be a pretty comprehensive list of places of interest in Iceland. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 17:52, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

That's not a bad looking list, certainly, though it's too bad we can't confirm a 1:1 correspondence with the signage. (I'm also hoping that there might be a detailed map somewhere....) TenOfAllTrades(talk) 19:17, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

I'll let you know if I see anything. Sadly my Icelandic's not up to much... - Cucumber Mike (talk) 23:03, 31 January 2012 (UTC)