Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) – Training Video

This is a recording of a live Zoom EMTALA Basics training. In the presentation you will learn key EMTALA concepts that workforce members should be aware of and act on with regard to patient dumping. Highlights include identifying patients with an emergency condition, what constitutes a proper medical screening examination, how to interpret the 250-yard rule, how to conduct appropriate patient transfers and how to report EMTALA cases.

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