Government
EMTALA reform group meets
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted April 11, 2005
The rules governing how physicians in hospital emergency departments must screen and treat their patients were the focus of the inaugural meeting of a federal technical advisory group last month.
As mandated by the 2003 Medicare reform law, the 19-member group is responsible for examining the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act's regulations. The panel will meet at least twice a year and will advise the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ways to change the rules to ensure patients' rights while minimizing bureaucratic hassles for doctors and hospitals.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/04/11/gvbf0411.htm.