Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.20 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Relias LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Relias LLC designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
Florida Board of Medicine CE Provider #: 50-290
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: What is EMTALA and What is its Intent?
Meet Adela Flores
Patient Dumping
COBRA and EMTALA
Obligations under EMTALA
Penalties for EMTALA Violation
Review
Summary
Section 3: Key Terms within EMTALA Appropriate Medical Screening Examination
Emergency Medical Condition
Stabilize
Transfer
Comes to the Emergency Department
A Case where “Comes to the ED” was in Question
Dedicated Emergency Department
Capability and Capacity
On-Call Coverage Responsibilities
A Case Where an On-Call List Was Not Clear
When Obligations Under EMTALA End
Review
Summary
Section 4: Special Conditions and EMTALA Psychiatric Patients
EMTALA and a Psychiatric Patient: Case Example
Intoxicated Patients
Patients Presenting to the ED for Non-Emergency Purposes
Outpatients, Inpatients, and Observation Status
EMTALA and ED Surges in Demand
Review
Summary
Section 5: EMTALA Cases and Verdicts Ms. M v. Hospital
Was EMTALA Violated?
Ms. M v. Hospital: Verdict
Mr. L. v. Hospital
Was EMTALA Violated?
Mr. L v. Hospital: Verdict
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion Summary
Course Contributors
References
Congratulations!
Exam
Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN, has extensive experience across a wide spectrum of healthcare settings including: rural and urban acute care hospitals, public health, ambulatory surgery, higher education, and commercial healthcare learning organizations. Her roles have included: medical/surgical, ED, and OR staff and charge nurse; Director of School Health Services/school nurse; Public Health Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Preparedness Specialist; Infection control practitioner; Quality Management Specialist; Organizational Development Specialist; and Educator. Prior to joining Relias as a SME writer, she provided healthcare learning and development consultation to Swank Healthcare and was the Director of Education Services for Health.edu, a division of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Rebecca earned a diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas and an MBA from Wayland Baptist University. Disclosure: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.Expert Reviewer: Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP, is a pediatric emergency medicine doctor in Columbus, Ohio and is affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University Hospital. She received her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She is also an associate professor at the Ohio University Heritage College of Medicine.
Disclosure: Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.