Emergency Services, Staffing and Responsibilities, Provision of Services, Emergency Procedures and EMTALA

Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This eight-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual.

There were changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all the tag numbers, some which do not include Interpretive Guidelines or Survey Procedures. Changes include infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, QAPI and Swing Bed changes.

This seminar will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few.

Part Two of Eight: Emergency Services, Staffing and Responsibilities, Provision of Services, Emergency Procedures and EMTALA

Objectives

• Describe staffing requirements and supervision
• Recall the required14 emergency department written policies that must be present
• Describe that CMS has a list of emergency drugs and equipment every CAH must have
• Recall that a CAH must comply with EMTALA requirements

Emergency Services

• 14 Emergency department policies
• ED staffing
• Equipment, Supplies, and Medication
• Blood and Blood Products
• Staffing/Personnel
• Coordination with Emergency Response Systems

Staffing and Responsibilities

• Staffing and responsibilities
• Physician supervision
• Transfer of patient
• Patient admissions

Provision of Services

• Patient care policies
• Scope of services
• Emergency medical services
• Medical management
• Diagnostic and therapeutic services
• Supplies
• Outpatient services
• Outpatient director
• Inpatient services
• Census and Ensuring compliance

EMTALA

• Physician lists
• Central log
• Medical Screening examination
• Admit or transfer

Appendix and Resources