Physician CME Questions (Supplement)
To earn CME credit for this activity, please refer to the enclosed Scantron form marked "EMTALA and the Pediatric Emergency Department" for directions on taking the test and submitting your answers.
1. In addition to hospitals, EMTALA applies to:
A. emergency physicians.
B. hospital-owned ambulances.
C. any physician with hospital privileges.
D. All of the above
2. The penalty for an EMTALA violation:
A. depends on the medical outcome of the patient.
B. may be up to $5000.
C. may be up to $50,000.
D. may not be applied more than once per patient.
3. EMTALA laws apply to:
A. emergency departments only.
B. labor and delivery departments only.
C. outpatient clinics and private doctors offices only.
D. all areas of the hospital, and its adjacent campus, where patients present for treatment.
4. Failure to comply with EMTALA laws can result in:
A. sanctions from the state department of health.
B. revocation of the hospital’s and/or physicians Medicare provider agreement.
C. IRS investigation of the hospital.
D. removal of the physician from the hospital staff.
5. Under EMTALA, hospitals are obligated to:
A. accept patients in transfer if they have specialized facilities and the capacity to take care of them.
B. transfer patients to other facilities if the patient’s doctor is at the receiving facility.
C. transfer patients to county or indigent care facilities if they are uninsured.
D. transfer patients to other facilities if the patient’s insurance is not accepted at their facility.
6. The EMTALA statute is intended as:
A. a federal malpractice standard.
B. a practice guideline for the appropriate care of emergency medical conditions.
C. an anti-discrimination standard for patients with emergency medical conditions.
D. a guideline for the billing of emergency medical services for Medicare patients.
7. EMTALA mandates that provision of on-call physicians to the emergency department is the responsibility of:
A. the emergency department.
B. the individual departments represented on the call panel.
C. the individual physicians on the call panel.
D. the hospital, usually through its bylaws.
8. According to CMS regulations, the ED on-call list:
A. is not necessary as long as there is a list of on-call physicians easily available.
B. only need to include the major specialties of the hospital, such as medicine and surgery.
C. must include all specialties represented by the active medical staff of the hospital.
D. needs to be kept on file for one month.
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