On March 30, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") updated its guidance previously issued on March 9 regarding a hospital’s ongoing obligations under Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act ("EMTALA") amidst...more
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On March 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued guidance to the hospitals on their obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (“EMTALA”) as they relate to the COVID-19 crisis....more
On March 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Arizona issued its ruling in Ansley, et al. v. Banner Health Network, et al., 2020 WL 1126300 (2020), finding that hospitals may not utilize Arizona Revised Statutes § § 33-931(A) and...more