Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)

Houston, TX US
June 12, 2025

Learn about the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) and its components, including medical screening examination, emergent medical condition, hospital responsibilities, staff responsibilities, transfers, and when EMTALA obligations end. A discussion will also focus on financial do's and don'ts as well as on-call physician responsibilities. The discussion will finish with enforcement and penalties.

Target Audience

Registered Nurses, APRNs, LPNs/LVNs and all others

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will self-report an increase in knowledge of EMTALA on the post-activity evaluation tool. Upon completion of this activity, participants will self-report an increase in knowledge of enforcement and penalties of EMTALA violations on the post-activity evaluation tool.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 1.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

Course opens: 
05/08/2025
Course expires: 
06/12/2025
Event starts: 
06/12/2025 - 9:30am CDT
Event ends: 
06/12/2025 - 10:30am CDT
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Houston Methodist Willowbrook
18220 TX-249
Spruce/Willow Conference Rooms
Houston, TX 77070
United States

Spruce/Willow Conference Rooms

Steven Talbot

Serenity Glazer

The activity's Nurse Planner has determined that no one who has the ability to control the content of this CNE activity - planning committee members and presenters/authors/content reviewers - has a conflict of interest. Please send any questions to HMHNursePlanners@HoustonMethodist.org

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

To be awarded 1.00 continuing professional development hours, the participant must be registered for this class, attend the program in its entirety, complete course requisites, and complete the evaluation tool.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 1.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

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