Hospitals must post conspicuously in any emergency department or in a place or places likely to be noticed by all individuals entering the emergency department and other areas, a sign specifying rights of individuals with respect to examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions and women in labor; and indicating whether or not the hospital or rural primary care hospital participates in the Medicaid program.
A hospital as defined in §489.24(b)
"Hospital includes a critical access hospital as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Act."
(q) In the case of a hospital as defined in §489.24(b)—
(1) To post conspicuously in any emergency department or in a place or places likely to be noticed by all individuals entering the emergency department, as well as those individuals waiting for examination and treatment in areas other than traditional emergency departments (that is, entrance, admitting area, waiting room, treatment area), a sign (in a form specified by the Secretary) specifying rights of individuals under Section 1867 of the Act with respect to examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions and women in labor; and
(2) To post conspicuously (in a form specified by the Secretary) information indicating whether or not the hospital or rural primary care hospital participates in the Medicaid program under a State plan approved under title XIX.
