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Proposed EMTALA Regulations: Deadline and How To Comment
Official instructions portion of regulations. EMTALA provisions only.
DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provide below, no later than 5 p.m. E.S.T. on June 13, 2008.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on issues presented in this proposed rule, please refer to filecode CMS-1390-P. Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission.
You may submit comments in one of four ways (please choose only one of the ways listed):
1. Electronically.
You may submit electronic comments on this regulation to http://www.regulations.gov <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.regulations.gov>. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or Submission'' and enter the file code CMS-1390-P to submit comments on this proposed rule.
2. By regular mail.
You may mail written comments (one original and two copies) to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-1390-P, P.O. Box 8011, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail.
You may send written comments (one original and two copies) to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-1390-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
4. By hand or courier.
f you prefer, you may deliver (by hand or courier) your written comments (one original and two copies) before the close of the comment period to either of the following addresses:
a. Room 445-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
(Because access to the interior of the HHH Building is not readily available to persons without Federal Government identification,
commenters are encouraged to leave their comments in the CMS drop slots located in the main lobby of the building. A stamp-in clock is available for persons wishing to retain a proof of filing by stamping in and retaining an extra copy of the comments being filed.)
b. 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
If you intend to deliver your comments to the Baltimore address, please call telephone number (410) 786-7195 in advance to schedule your arrival with one of our staff members. Comments mailed to the addresses indicated as appropriate for hand or courier delivery may be delayed and received after the comment period.
Submission of comments on paperwork requirements. You may submit comments on this document's paperwork requirements by following the instructions at the end of the ``Collection of Information Requirements'' section in this document.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Tzvi Hefter, (410) 786-4487, Capital Prospective Payment, Excluded Hospitals, Direct and Indirect Graduate Medical Education, MS-LTC-DRGs, EMTALA, Hospital Emergency Services, and Hospital-within-Hospital Issues.
