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Part One: Tuesday, Dec. 1 (10 a.m.-noon) 

Part Two: Tuesday, Dec. 8 (10 a.m.-noon) 

Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM

Laura A. Dixon served as the director of risk management and patient safety for the Colorado Region of Kaiser Permanente. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the director of facility patient safety and risk management and operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states.

Dixon has more than 20 years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, perioperative services, and pain management. Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the Western region director of patient safety and risk management for The Doctors Company in Napa, California. 

As a registered nurse and attorney, Dixon holds a Bachelor of Science from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a registered nurse diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.

This speaker has no real or perceived conflicts of interest that relate to this presentation.

Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Hospitals without emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can impact obstetrical patients and behavioral health patients.

This two-part webinar series will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding EMTALA. It will cover all 12 sections as well as an additional section on on-call physicians and the shared or community care plan process.

The webinar will also cover a case, Moses v. Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Inc, that illustrates the importance of understanding the role of case law in the outcome of EMTALA litigation.

Hospitals could see larger EMTALA fines and more activity because of the OIG final changes. These updates will be discussed during this webinar series.

The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a).  Approved for 4 contact hours. 

If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.