Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Training Program

​Hospital staff must be aware of the requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to comply with the law, reduce the risk of liability, and foster patient safety. State agency surveyors investigating a suspected violation of EMTALA will interview facility staff to assess their knowledge of EMTALA requirements. The emergency department (ED) admitting clerk, nursing staff, emergency physicians, and the director of quality improvement are among the individuals whom surveyors may interview. Surveyors will request in-service training program records, schedules, and reports.

ECRI has developed this training program to...