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Survey & Certification - General Information

Title
Simultaneously On-Call
Memo #
02-35
Posting Date
06/13/2002
Fiscal Year
2002
Summary
The purpose of this program memorandum is to provide guidance to regional offices, state survey agency personnel, physicians and hospitals regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). It has come to our attention that the medical community has concerns about the enforcement of EMTALA's policy concerning physicians simultaneously being on-call at several hospitals.