File an EMTALA complaint
File an EMTALA complaint
Before filing a complaint, know your rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Anyone can file an EMTALA complaint.
For complaints related to Texas hospitals or certain health care providers
If the hospital is in Texas, or if you discover that an involved physician is a member of American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG ) or Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA), there is a legal bar (injunction) that prevents EMTALA enforcement against a Texas hospital or against any physician member of AAPLOG or CMDA, regardless of the state the physician practices in.
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Pursuant to the preliminary injunction in Texas v. Becerra, No. 5:22-CV-185-H (N.D. Tex.), HHS may not enforce the following interpretations contained in the July 11, 2022, CMS guidance (and the corresponding letter sent the same day by HHS Secretary Becerra):
- HHS may not enforce the Guidance and Letter’s interpretation that Texas abortion laws are preempted by EMTALA; and
- HHS may not enforce the Guidance and Letter’s interpretation of EMTALA—both as to when an abortion is required and EMTALA’s effect on state laws governing abortion—within the State of Texas or against the members of the American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA).