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Connecticut Budget Bill Reinforces EMTALA and Emergency Medical Services Obligations for State Hospitals

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On June 30, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-168 (PA 25-168) (the Act), Connecticut’s Budget Bill for the period between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2027. The Act includes two new laws...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Evidence of the Reasonable Value of Medical Services for Non-Emergency Care Provided by a Hospital is governed by the Howell...

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In David Yaffee v. Joseph Skeen, et al., (Filed 11/25/2024, C097746 and C097988), the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, held that evidence of the reasonable value of medical services rendered to an insured...more

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Uncertainty of State Abortion Laws Leads to CMS Investigations of Hospitals Denying Emergency Care

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On May 1st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced investigations into two hospitals that did not provide necessary stabilizing treatment to a pregnant individual experiencing an emergency medical...more

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It’s a Long Way From Here to There: Advanced Healthcare Practitioners, EMTALA’s Call Coverage Requirements, and Rural Hospitals

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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

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How North Carolina Hospitals Can Navigate the Thorny Legal Landscape Involving Emergency Abortion Care

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​​​​​​​In recent months, decisions and laws limiting abortion rights in the United States have forced health care providers that serve pregnant women to keep abreast of quickly changing legal restrictions affecting their...more

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EMTALA in the Post-Dobbs World

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The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requires hospitals with emergency departments and participating in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) programs to provide medical screening, treatment and...more

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No Tort Liability for Insurer Underpayment of Hospital Bills

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On November 4, 2021, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 2, ruled against establishing tort liability for insurers who paid less than what the hospital believed to be the “reasonable and customary value.” This...more

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California Court of Appeal Decision Explores the Impact of EMTALA On Hospital Disclosure Of Emergency Room Charges

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In a recent decision in Gray v. Dignity Health, the California Court of Appeal analyzed the impact of the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) statute, and similar provisions of California law,...more

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Mississippi State Department of Health Certifies Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians to Care for Patients in Mississippi...

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On August 18, 2021, Mississippi’s State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs issued a statewide Order (https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/15395.pdf) allowing certified paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians,...more

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Texas Governor Allows Qualified, but not Certified, EMS Workers to Perform EMS Services During Pandemic

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has suspended certain regulations governing Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) and first responders, which will allow qualified, but not certified, EMS workers to provide services during the...more

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