...for undocumented individuals getting emergency hospital medical care.

In 1986, president Ronald Reagan signed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law requiring most hospitals with emergency departments to provide a medical screening and stabilizing treatment for anyone with an emergency medical condition, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status.

EMTALA applies to nearly all hospitals, as it is a requirement for any hospital that participates in the Medicare program.

I know, I know, there are those who will quote the Bible at me, Matthew 15:29-31, which clearly states: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.