Updated Model Signage for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
On August 13, 2024, the Directors, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey & Operations Group (SOG) published a memo titled, “Updated Model Signage for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).”
CMS is providing updated signage that Medicare-participating hospitals may use to meet the signage requirements at §489.20(q)(1) and (2) which reference EMTALA.
Memorandum summary:
• CMS is dedicated to safeguarding the health and safety of millions of individuals, a commitment that includes enforcing federal laws including EMTALA.
• CMS regulations require Medicare-participating hospitals to post signage outlining patients’ rights under EMTALA in the emergency department and areas where patients will be examined or treated, or wait to be examined or treated, for emergency medical conditions (EMCs).
• CMS is releasing updated model signage that hospitals may use to meet this obligation.
