Health Care

EMTALA

Our corporate and litigation attorneys are highly knowledgeable in the area of compliance with the requirements of the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act and related regulations (“EMTALA”). We have extensive experience in:

• Advising clients on numerous issues involving EMTALA compliance, including hospitals’ general EMTALA obligations, patient transfer procedures and physician on-call requirements
• Assisting clients with responding to government investigations involving EMTALA violations and developing plans of correction
• Drafting comprehensive EMTALA policies and procedures
• Successfully defending and disposing of EMTALA violations