EMTALA Regulatory Series

Session 1


Tuesday, July 16, 2024
10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Iowa Hospital Association

Virtual

Program Description

Medicare-certified hospitals must follow CMS regulations and interpretative guidelines for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. This three-part series will focus on problematic areas of EMTALA concepts, adequacy of medical screening and on-call physician issues.
 
Part One focuses on the basic requirements of EMTALA, available resources to hospitals and EMTALA definitions.

Program Objectives

  • Describe basic EMTALA requirements. 
  • Describe why EMTALA is the most-frequently cited deficiency nationwide. 
  • Discuss where EMTALA applies in the facility. 
  • Review examples of how the hospital can keep current on regulation changes. 

Who Should Attend

  • Behavioral health and psychiatric staff.
  • CEOs.
  • Chief medical officers.
  • Chief nursing officers.
  • Compliance officers and legal counsel.
  • Department directors.
  • Emergency department staff.
  • Nurses.
  • Physicians.
  • Quality improvement staff. 
  • Risk managers.
  • Safety officers.

Cost

$675/3 Part Series