| Subject: | CMS Issues Changes to EMTALA |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Fri, 13 Oct 2006 - 12:00 am |
| CMS has enacted two changes to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) regulations effective Oct. 1, 2006 under the final inpatient prospective payment system rule. The two changes are related to:
The definition of “Labor” is revised to expand the types of health care practitioners who may certify false labor, and,
The responsibilities of hospitals with specialized capabilities to accept transfers of... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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