CMS Publishes Updates Model Signage for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
Published: 08/20/2024
Sources:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published updated model signage that Medicare-participating hospitals may use to meet the signage requirements at §489.20(q)(1) and (2).
To comply with the regulations at §489.20(q)(1) and (2) hospital signage must at a minimum:
- Specify the rights of individuals with emergency medical conditions and women in labor who come to the emergency department for health care services
- Indicate whether the facility participates i…