Revisions to Appendix V, “Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Interpretive Guidelines”
Appendix V, Survey Protocol, Regulations and
Interpretive Guidelines for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
is updated to include information previously released via the Survey and Certification
Memoranda issued to State Survey Agency Directors from April 22, 2005, through
March 6, 2009.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 29, 2009
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