EMTALA 2024: Part 1


Tuesday, December 3, 2024
9:00 AM-11:00 AM

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Georgia Hospital Association

Virtual

Program Description

Every hospital that has an emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid
payment must follow the federal law and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Hospitals without emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can impact obstetrical patients and behavioral health patients. CMS made changes to include the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act with an updated survey memo on the issue.

This two-part webinar will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding EMTALA. The sessions will cover all 12 sections, tag numbers, and an additional section for on-call physicians and the shared and community care plan process. The series will include discussion of a case that has created an enormous expansion of hospital
and practitioner liability under federal law. The case, Moses v. Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Inc., No. 07-2111 (6th Cir. April 2009), overruled the CMS regulation that EMTALA obligations end when the hospital admits the patient in good faith. The case illustrates the importance of understanding the role that case law has in the outcome of EMTALA litigation.

Program Objectives

At the conclusion of this series, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize EMTALA as a frequently cited deficiency for hospitals.
  • Recall that CMS has a manual on EMTALA that all hospitals that accept Medicare must follow.
  • Describe the requirement that hospitals must maintain a central log.
  • Discuss the hospital's requirement to maintain a list of the physicians on call to evaluate emergency department patients.
  • Explain the CMS requirements for what must be on the EMTALA sign.
  • Describe the hospital's requirements regarding a minor who is brought to the ED by a non-parent for a medical screening exam.
  • Discuss when the hospital must complete a certification of false labor.

Who Should Attend

Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Compliance Officer, Emergency Department
Personnel, Joint Commission Coordinator, Medical Records, Quality Improvement personnel,
Risk Manager, Legal Counsel.

 

Cost

$225/hospital, not health system