- Title
- Hospital Capacity-EMTALA
- Memo #
- 02-06
- Posting Date
- 11/29/2001
- Fiscal Year
- 2002
- Summary
- The purpose of this program memorandum is to clarify the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy regarding EMTALA requirements for a sending hospital when it lacks capacity and EMTALA responsibilities of the recipient hospital for accepting patients under those circumstances.
