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CMS Revises Investigation Timelines for EMTALA and Deaths Associated With Seclusion, Restraint

For Licensing and Certification Staff, Quality & Patient Safety Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released revisions to the State Operations Manual, Appendix V, effective June 4, on complaint investigation timelines for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and deaths associated with seclusion or restraint for hospitals and critical access hospitals.

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