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CMS Solicits Input on the Application of EMTALA to Inpatients
Tuesday, January 25th, 3:00-4:00 pm ET
SPEAKERS:
Maureen Mudron, AHA deputy general counsel, Federal Relations
Roslyne Schulman, AHA director, Policy Development
On December 22, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to hospital inpatients. CMS is soliciting comments through Feb. 21, 2011, on whether it should revisit its current policy on EMTALA application to inpatients. We are requesting your input on that approach.
Under current regulations, a hospital's EMTALA responsibilities are complete when a hospital, in good faith, admits an individual with an unstable emergency medical condition as an inpatient.
Presentation Materials
- Background
- Excerpt of Previous AHA Comments to CMS Regarding the Applicability of EMTALA Requirements to Hospital Inpatients in the August 19, 2008 Inpatient PPS Rule