Southcoast Hospital Group (Southcoast), Massachusetts, agreed to pay $45,000 to resolve its liability for Civil Monetary Penalties under the patient dumping statute. The OIG alleged that Southcoast failed to provide stabilizing treatment prior to transferring a patient that presented to its emergency department experiencing labored breathing.
The above summary is taken from the OIG official website. In each CMP case resolved through a settlement agreement, the settling party has contested the OIG’s allegations and denied any liability. No CMP judgment or finding of liability has been made against the settling party.