New EMTALA Interpretive Guidelines

The revisions are effective immediately.  The full document is available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/surveycertificationgeninfo/downloads/SCLetter08-15.pdf
 A summary: (1) On-call physician requirements;(2) The definition of “labor”;(3) Discussion of what constitutes a medical screening examination; (4)Guidance regarding delays in service to individuals arriving via prehospital EMS (also known as the “parking” issue); (5) EMTALA responsibilities of recipient hospitals with specialized [...]