Medicare Program; Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act: Applicability to Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Inpatients and Hospitals With Specialized Capabilities

37 organizations filed 44 public comments on Medicare Program; Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act: Applicability to Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Inpatients and Hospitals With Specialized Capabilities, at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The comment window closed 5230d ago.

Abstract

This advance notice of proposed rulemaking announces the intention of CMS to solicit comment on the need to publish a proposed rule to address two policies related to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Specifically, this document serves as a request for comments regarding our need to revisit the policies articulated in the September 9, 2003 Federal Register (68 FR 53243) and the August 19, 2008 Federal Register (73 FR 48656) concerning the applicability of EMTALA to hospital inpatients and the responsibilities of hospitals with specialized capabilities, respectively.

Commenters (37)

• American Hospital Association--DCtrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 85%
• American Medical Associationtrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 97%
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons--DCtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• American Medical Association--DCtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems-DCtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Alliance of Specialty Medicine--MDtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Psychiatric Association--VAtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association-AZtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of American Medical Colleges-DCtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• El Paso County Hospital District d/b/a University Medical Center of El Paso-TXunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Emergency Nurses Association--VAtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Federation of American Hospitalstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Federation of American Hospitals--DCtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Florida Hospital Association-FLtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• george washington universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Greater New York Hospital Association-NYtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Healthcare Association of New York State-NYtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Inc. -- LAunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Inc.--KYunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• LLC -- MIunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Massachusetts Hospital Association--MAtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Hospital Association -- MNtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Missouri Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems DCtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation(HHC)-NYunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Ohio Hospital Association--OHtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Regents of the University of Michigan on behalf of its Health System-MIunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative--WIunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Tennessee Hospital Association--TNtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Texas Hospital Association-TXtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• University Hospitals Health System-OHunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Michigan Health System--MIunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of WI Hospital and Clinics--WIunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL AND CLINICSunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center--TNunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Vermont Association of Hospital and Health Systems--VTtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%