The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule clarifying hospital obligations to patients who request treatment for emergency medical conditions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
The revisions provide clear, common sense rules for responding to people who come to a hospital for treatment of an emergency condition. They are designed to ensure that people will receive appropriate screening and emergency treatment, regardless of their ability to pay, while removing barriers to the efficient operation of hospital emergency departments.
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