If you bring a case in federal court alleging violation of federal law, you might assume that you needn’t be concerned with procedural requirements of state law. But you could be wrong. Just ask Cynthia Glaskox. Cynthia filed suit against George County Hospital for violating EMTALA by transferring her to …
Patient Dumps Can be Costly (But Cheaper than Missing Signature under Stark)
March 18, 2015 Leave a Comment
Continuing an accelerating series of EMTALA investigations and settlements in 2014 and this year, a Newton, Kansas hospital has agreed to pay $45,000 to settle allegations by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that it violated the Emergency Medical …
CMS Soliciting Comments on EMTALA’s Applicability to Hospital Inpatients
January 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
CMS recently issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting comments on whether it should reexamine its policies regarding the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to hospital inpatients, as well as to hospitals with specialized capabilities to accept a …