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<p>The use of a properly executed AMA/informed refusal form can create protection from future liability by clearly demonstrating that the patient understands the EP’s medical decision-making, creating the affirmative defense of “assumption of risk,” and establishing a record of evidence of the patient’s refusal of care.</p>

Legal Protections of AMA Form Only Go So Far if ED Patient Refuses Admission