14. Department of Health and Human Services · Minor
Use EMTALA and Section 504 to investigate born-alive infant cases
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“HHS should use EMTALA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits disability discrimination, to investigate instances of infants born alive and left untreated in covered hospitals. CMS, OCR, and OIG should be required to follow through on these investigations with specific enforcement actions.”
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- Action
- other
- Object
- EMTALA and Section 504 enforcement for infants born alive
- ID
- 1308