Navigating EMTALA Rules
Compliance Perspectives: Healthcare Compliance at the Border
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently rescinded its July 2022 guidance titled “Reinforcement of EMTALA Obligations specific to Patients who are Pregnant or are Experiencing Pregnancy Loss” (“2022...more
On May 29, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) rescinded its July 11, 2022 guidance (Ref. QSO-22-22-Hospitals) (the “2022 Guidance”) clarifying how the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1965...more
On June 3, 2025, the Trump administration announced (the Announcement) that it would no longer follow Biden-era guidance (the Guidance) that directed hospitals to provide emergency abortions to pregnant women in emergency...more
In a 60-page decision issued on March 20, 2025, Judge Lynn Winmill, a Federal District Judge for the District of Idaho, granted a preliminary injunction that enjoins Attorney General Raúl Labrador and his officers, employees,...more
An Idaho federal court has resolved the tension between that state’s restrictive abortion law and the federal Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) in favor of a hospital system’s obligation to stabilize pregnant...more
Last week, the US District Court for the District of Idaho entered another preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of Idaho’s Total Abortion Ban (IC § 18-622) if the abortion is necessary to stabilize a pregnant woman...more
As a general rule, healthcare employers are required to pay employed physicians and other contracted providers fair market value (FMV) for their services, but many employers do not understand relevant regulatory standards. ...more
Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law, House File 732, which was signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds in 2023, will go into effect on Monday, July 29. The law has been temporarily enjoined from enforcement since last July, however a...more
On May 21, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new option on CMS.gov to allow individuals to more easily file an Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) complaint. Before launching the...more
Wyoming physicians are sometimes confronted with the awkward and difficult choice of whether to bring a colleague’s potentially unprofessional, unethical, or harmful conduct to light by making a report to a hospital’s peer...more
Distances in rural health care can be hard to fathom. A 2018 study found it took rural Americans, on average, 17 minutes to get to a hospital, but only 10 minutes in an urban center. The distance between rural hospitals can...more
In Idaho, persons under the age of 18 (“minors”) may consent to their own healthcare in only limited circumstances. General Rule: Obtain Consent from Parent or Surrogate Decision Maker. Idaho Code § 39‑4503 sets forth...more
On Aug. 24, the United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Idaho’s new abortion law. The law was set to take effect on Aug. 25, 2022....more
In eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion, the United States Supreme Court’s July 24, 2022 decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, returned the question of abortion regulation to the “people...more
Idaho’s total abortion ban is now in effect. Effective August 25, 2022, anyone who performs an abortion of a clinically diagnosable pregnancy is guilty of a felony unless the abortion is necessary to save the life of the...more
Looking for updates on government initiatives related to physicians, clinics, and physician integrity trends? Join us this October for HCCA’s Virtual Clinical Practice Compliance Conference and get insights, updates, and...more
The primary educational and networking event for healthcare compliance professionals - As our flagship healthcare compliance conference, HCCA’s Compliance Institute (CI) has been providing educational resources and...more
Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more
Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more
The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more
In response to COVID-19, medical groups are doing their best to care for patients and ensure the safety of their contracted and employed healthcare providers in the face of this new virus. Given the scope of the virus and the...more
We are excited to bring the healthcare compliance sessions and updates to you as an interactive, online experience. Watch, listen, and ask questions. Each hour, attendees will be able to select from four concurrent sessions....more