Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Update 2024
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Update 2024 is organized by Texas Hospital Association (THA) and will be held from Aug 14 and- 21, 2024.
Description:
Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Hospitals without such 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 2-part webinar will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding EMTALA. It will cover all 12 sections – Tag Numbers – plus an additional section for on-call physicians and the shared and community care plan process.
This 2-part webinar 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 on the outcome of EMTALA litigation: patients can complain to CMS and request an investigation, or they have the option of going and directly filing a lawsuit.
This program will also discuss a recent case against a hospital which was the largest EMTALA settlement of 1.2 million dollars. It is anticipated that healthcare will see larger EMTALA fines and more activity because of the higher fines and the OIG final changes. These changes are not in the CMS CoPs and will be discussed.
EMTALA Update 2024 - Part 1
Learning Objectives:
• 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 specific names of physicians who are on call to evaluate emergency department patients.
• Describe the CMS requirements on what must be in 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.
EMTALA Update 2024 - Part 2:
Learning Objectives:
• 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 specific names of physicians who are on call to evaluate emergency department patients.
• Describe the CMS requirements on what must be in 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.