- Title
- Clarification of 42 CFR Section 485.711(c) Standard: Emergency Care
- Memo #
- 06-23
- Posting Date
- 07/27/2006
- Fiscal Year
- 2006
- Summary
- This letter clarifies 42 CFR Section 485.711(c) Standard: Emergency Care regarding on-call physician availability at clinics, rehabilitation agencies and public health agencies who provide outpatient physical therapy and speech-language pathology services (OPTs). Calling 911 is not a substitute for having a physician on call or on duty. An organization's inability to produce verifiable evidence of an arrangement for on-call physician availability will serve as the basis for a citation.
