Rescinded: Reinforcement Of EMTALA Obligations Specific To Patients Who Are Pregnant Or Are Experiencing Pregnancy Loss
On July 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this rescission memo regarding reinforcement of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) obligations specific to consumers who are pregnant or are experiencing pregnancy loss. This withdrawn guidance reinforced hospitals’ obligations to provide emergency abortion care to women under the EMTALA . . .