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Amicus Brief: AHA, Others in Support of St. Luke’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Idaho EMTALA Case
District grants preliminary injunction in St. Luke’s Health System’s EMTALA case.
AHA files amicus brief in Idaho EMTALA case
The AHA, joined by the Association of American Medical Colleges and America’s Essential Hospitals, today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Moyle v. United States in support of the federal government’s challenge to an Idaho law that criminalizes the performance of certain emergency pregnancy terminations.
AHA Amicus Brief in Moyle v. United States Remanded Ninth Circuit EMTALA Case
AHA Amicus Brief in Moyle v. United States Remanded Ninth Circuit EMTALA Case
NFPA standards open for public comment
Plus: The Joint Commission updates life safety standards, IAHSS updates drug diversion guideline, CMS updates signage on patient rights
Senate committee passes legislation on mental health, emergency pediatric services
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions May 23 passed legislation that included proposals on mental health and emergency pediatric services during a markup session.
Administration sends letter to hospital, doctor groups on EMTALA enforcement
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure sent a letter July 2 to hospital and provider groups restating its position that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act requires Medicare-participating hospitals to offer necessary stabilizing medical treatment (or transfer, if appropriate) to all patients who are found to have an emergency medical condition.
Supreme Court dismisses EMTALA case
The Supreme Court June 27 dismissed a case about whether an Idaho law can coexist with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing care for those in an emergency medical condition
AHA Statement on Supreme Court Decision in EMTALA Case
While we are pleased that the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss these cases as improvidently granted will restore the temporary stay on Idaho’s law, we are disappointed that physicians, nurses, and other clinicians across the country still do not have needed clarity. Caregivers must be able to exercise their professional judgment about a patient’s care as federal law requires under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) without the fear of criminal prosecution. We continue to urge courts to protect clinicians as they seek to provide emergency care to their patients.
CMS launches new option to file EMTALA complaints
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 21 announced that individuals now have the option to file an Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act complaint directly with the agency, in addition to the traditional process of contacting state survey agencies.
AHA, Others Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges and America’s Essential Hospitals, friend-of-the-court brief in a Supreme Court case.