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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AQ51 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act: Applicability to Hospital Inpatients (CMS-1350-ANPRM) 
Abstract: This advanced notice of proposed rulemaking is requesting comments on 2 issues: 1) The applicability of EMTALA to hospital inpatients, and 2) the EMTALA obligation of a hospital with specialized capabilities once an individual has been admitted. Comments received on this rule will determine the need to revisit the policies published in the September 9, 2003 and August 19, 2008 Federal Registers. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 489   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1395cc    42 USC 1395dd   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  12/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0938-AM34, Related to 0938-AP15 
Agency Contact:
Tzvi Hefter
Division Director
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare Management, Mail Stop, C4-07-07, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0614
Email: tzvi.hefter@cms.hhs.gov