EMTALA LAW

Course overview

Are you familiar with EMTALA Law as it applies to your healthcare facility? The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act was passed in 1986 to ensure public access to emergency services no matter the financial condition of the patient and was again updated in 2008 to clarify Hospital's obligations. Is your facility licensed by the state as an emergency provider? What are your obligations as a dedicated emergency department? Are you in compliance with providing call coverage in the Emergency Department? Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Attorney at Law, designed this course to help you understand the criteria of the EMTALA Law. Know your EMTALA obligations, where they begin and where they end. Upon completion of this webinar, you should be able to: Define EMTALA. Restate the steps that must be taken to maintain general compliance with EMTALA regulations. Define Dedicated Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Condition and an Appropriate Medical Screening. Recognize the appropriate and compliant time to request Financial and Registration information.