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Memorandum Summary 

• Planning for Surge in Emergency Department Services: A brief summary of EMTALA requirements and options for hospitals experiencing an extraordinary surge in demand for ED services has been developed to assist hospitals and their communities in planning for a potential surge in ED volume this fall related to H1N1 influenza.
• Waiver Description: Rules governing EMTALA waivers are also described.
• Availability and Distribution of Summary Sheet: State Survey Agencies (SAs) are requested to distribute this summary sheet widely to hospital and emergency response planning officials.

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CMS EMTALA	121 kb	Adobe PDF	download viewer