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In a memo of clarification that should have ED managers breathing a sigh of relief, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has informed state survey agency directors that there is no prohibition under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) against ED physicians using telecommunications in consultation with specialists who are not present in their hospital or critical access hospital (CAH).

CMS EMTALA memo says telecommunications OK