| Subject: | Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Options for Hospitals in a Disaster - Influenza Pandemic |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Fri, 28 Aug 2009 - 06:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a memorandum and fact sheet addressing EMTALA requirements and options for hospitals experiencing an extraordinary surge in demand for ED services related to H1N1 influenza. The fact sheet clarifies options that are permissible under EMTALA and should reassure the provider community and public health officials that there is existing flexibility under EMTALA. The fact sheet notes that an EMTALA-mandated medical screening... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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