Regional Medical Center at Memphis Agreed to Pay $50,000 for Allegedly Violating the Patient Dumping Statute by Failing to Provide a Medical Screening Examination
Regional Medical Center at Memphis (RMC), Tennessee, agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve its liability for Civil Monetary Penalties under the patient dumping statute. The OIG alleged that RMC failed to provide a medical screening examination to a patient who was refused access to the emergency department and told to go instead to a nearby hospital.
Action Details
- Date:October 18, 2013
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Enforcement Types:
- CMP and Affirmative Exclusions,
- EMTALA/Patient Dumping
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