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Claiborne County Medical Center Agreed to Pay $25,000 for Allegedly Violating the Patient Dumping Statute by Failing to Provide an Adequate Medical Screening Examination

Claiborne County Medical Center (CCMC), Mississippi, agreed to pay $25,000 to resolve its liability for Civil Monetary Penalties under the patient dumping statute. OIG alleged that CCMC failed to provide an adequate medical screening examination to a patient who presented to its emergency department.

Action Details

  • Date:February 7, 2014
  • Enforcement Types:
    • CMP and Affirmative Exclusions,
    • EMTALA/Patient Dumping