This series is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $590 for non-members.Part One: Dec. 2 (10 a.m.-noon)Part Two: Dec. 9 (10 a.m.-noon)SpeakerLaura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRMCourse CurriculumThis two-part webinar will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Every hospital that has an emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Interpretive Guidelines on EMTALA. Hospitals without emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can impact obstetrical patients and behavioral health patients. The series will include discussion of a case that has created an enormous expansion of hospital and practitioner liability under federal law. The case illustrates the importance of understanding the role that case law has in the outcome of EMTALA litigation.It is anticipated that healthcare facilities will see larger EMTALA fines and more activity due to the higher fines and the OIG final changes. These changes are not in the CMS CoPs and will be discussed.Continuing Education CreditsThe Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for up to 4 contact hours. By attending EMTALA 2025: Two-Part Webinar Series offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 4 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit. Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register. If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.
This series is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $590 for non-members.
Part One: Dec. 2 (10 a.m.-noon)
Part Two: Dec. 9 (10 a.m.-noon)
Speaker
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
This two-part webinar will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Every hospital that has an emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Interpretive Guidelines on EMTALA. Hospitals without emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can impact obstetrical patients and behavioral health patients. The series will include discussion of a case that has created an enormous expansion of hospital and practitioner liability under federal law. The case illustrates the importance of understanding the role that case law has in the outcome of EMTALA litigation.
It is anticipated that healthcare facilities will see larger EMTALA fines and more activity due to the higher fines and the OIG final changes. These changes are not in the CMS CoPs and will be discussed.
Continuing Education Credits
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for up to 4 contact hours.
By attending EMTALA 2025: Two-Part Webinar Series offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 4 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.