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Basics of EMTALA game

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Welcome to TheEMTALA Trail

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor ActContinue to see if you can survive the EMTALA Trail.

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EMTALA Trail

Collect all the numbers by completing each of the EMTALA challenges, and enter the number in order in the final section to finish the game.

Short Introduction to EMTALA

So did I win??

01 Quiz? For Me??

02 Find!

03 What is right??

It is awesome! It is really fun if you are a house supervisor!! EMTALA is a huge part of your world!! Understanding it is like magic! Play along to unlock the magic!

INTRODUCTION

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Traveling through QUIZ Valley.

See if you can survive the treacherous QUIZ Valley! If you do, you will receive the first number towards your reward!

QUIZ

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This is an example of a Medicare / Medicaid referral.

This is an example of an Emergency.

This is an example of an EMTALA Requirement.

If a person comes to the Emergency Department or is on hospital property, including parking lots and sidewalks, and asks for an exam or treatment of a medical condition, the hospital must provide an appropriate Medical Screening Examination (MSE) to determine if the person has an Emergency Medical Condition (EMC) (CMS, 2019).

CMS. (2019). State Operations Manual - appendix v [PDF]. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_v_emerg.pdf

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AWESOME JOB!!!This is an example of one of the 3 EMTALA Requirements.

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If the person has an EMC, EMTALA requires that the hospital treat and stabilize the EMC within its capability and capacity, including observation and/or admission when necessary (CMS, 2019).

This is an example of a Medicare / Medicaid referral.

This is an example of an Emergency.

This is an example of an EMTALA Requirement.

CMS. (2019). State Operations Manual - appendix v [PDF]. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_v_emerg.pdf

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AWESOME JOB!!!This is an example of one of the 3 EMTALA Requirements.

QUESTION 3/5

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The hospital must appropriately transfer the person to a hospital that has the capability and capacity to treat and stabilize the EMC (CMS, 2019).

This is an example of an EMTALA Requirement.

This is an example of a Medicare / Medicaid referral.

This is an example of an Emergency.

CMS. (2019). State Operations Manual - appendix v [PDF]. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_v_emerg.pdf

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AWESOME JOB!!!This is an example of one of the 3 EMTALA Requirements.

QUESTION 4/5

Does EMTALA apply to these situations?

It may apply. It depends on who the patient is.

You bet it does! These are all situations where EMTALA does apply!

No, it does not. These are not areas covered by EMTALA.

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1. All hospitals that participate in Medicare programs. 2. Facilities with a “dedicated emergency department” (broadly defined). 3. Off campus facilities and departments as defined as “dedicated emergency departments.” 4. Hospital owned ambulances – ground and air (CMS, 2019).

CMS. (2019). State Operations Manual - appendix v [PDF]. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_v_emerg.pdf

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AWESOME JOB!!!This is an example of one of the 3 EMTALA Requirements.

QUESTION 5/5

to prevent hospital from treating patients that could not pay for services

to prevent hospitals from dumping patients that could not pay for services

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Intent of EMTALA – Require hospitals in providing adequate first response to a medical crisis for all patients regardless of ability to pay for services (Staman, 2023).

This was translated to mean that EMTALA’s purpose was:

to prevent hospital from admiting patients that could not pay for services

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AWESOME JOB!!

1986 – EMTALA was enacted and extended the obligation to offer emergency room treatment to all hospitals that participate in Medicare programs (Staman, 2023).

Intent of EMTALA – Require hospitals in providing adequate first response to a medical crisis for all patients regardless of ability to pay for services (Staman, 2023)

This was translated to mean that EMTALA’s purpose was to prevent hospitals from dumping patients that could not pay for services (Staman, 2023).

Staman, J. A. (2023). Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services (Congressional Research Service IF12355). https://doi.org/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12355

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QUIZ

Make your way through FIND Mountain!

From among all the statements you discover,click only on the correct ones

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CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3

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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Who develops Interpretive Guidelines for the oversight and enforcement of EMTALA and also has final authority to determine an EMTALA violation? (Staman, 2023)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)

Joint Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Staman, J. A. (2023). Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services (Congressional Research Service IF12355). https://doi.org/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12355

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 2/3

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)

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Who reviews potential violations of EMTALA to determine whether the hospital met the standards of care? (Staman, 2023)

Joint Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Staman, J. A. (2023). Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services (Congressional Research Service IF12355). https://doi.org/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12355

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3

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Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

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Who determines whether to assess Civil Monetary Penalities for an EMTALA violation? (Staman, 2023)

Joint Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Staman, J. A. (2023). Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services (Congressional Research Service IF12355). https://doi.org/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12355

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While on your journey, don't go crosseyed trying to pick the right way!

Choose the correct image

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Reporting an actual or potential emtala violation (Staman, 2023)Click the correct image

Staman, J. A. (2023). Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services (Congressional Research Service IF12355). https://doi.org/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12355

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What is considered Hospital Property? (Staman, 2023)

Staman, J. A. (2023). Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services (Congressional Research Service IF12355). https://doi.org/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12355

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When does a hospital's emtala obligation end? (AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, 2023)

Staman, J. A. (2023). Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services (Congressional Research Service IF12355). https://doi.org/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12355

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0

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Congratulations! It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's YOU!! You are a superhero House Supervisor!You can now go and live well knowing that you understand the basics of EMTALA!!