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Federal reimbursement of emergency
health services provided to undocumented aliens
On August 30, from 2-4 PM ET (1-3 CT), there will be a
teleconference on Federal
Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Provided to
Undocumented Aliens. This teleconference will
be run by TrailBlaizer Health Enterprises (a federal contractor
involved with the Section 1011 program), and is offered without
charge. The teleconference will deal with Q&A on the program
and reimbursement for care provided by physicians and EMS
services for emergency care and stabilization provided to
various classes of alien residents.
Specific dial-up numbers and call information will be available
next week, and I will distribute it through the KHA Emergency
Preparedness Update and through other emailings to the regional
planning committees.
Here
is quick overview of the Section 1011 Program:
On
December 8, 2003, the President signed into law the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
(Pub. L. 108-173) (MMA), Section 1011, Federal Reimbursement of
Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens.
Pursuant to Section 1011 of the
act, Congress has mandated that the Secretary of Health and
Human Services directly pay hospitals, physicians,
and ambulance providers (including Indian Health
Service and Indian tribe and tribal organizations) for their
otherwise un-reimbursed costs of providing services required by
section 1867 of the Social Security Act (EMTALA) and related
hospital inpatient, outpatient, and ambulance services furnished
to undocumented aliens, aliens paroled into the United States at
a United States port of entry for the purpose of receiving such
services, and Mexican citizens permitted temporary entry to the
United States with a laser visa.
For more information:
http://www.trailblazerhealth.com/Section1011/Default.aspx
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