EMSC Performance Measures 76 and 77: Making Transfers Work for Critically Ill and Injured Children
Performance measure 76 addresses the percentage of hospitals in the state/territory that have written interfacility transfer guidelines that cover pediatric patients and include pre-defined components of transfers. Performance measure 77 addresses the percent of hospitals in the state/territory that have written interfacility transfer agreements that cover pediatric patients. (2009)
Best Practices: A Guide for State Partnership Grantees on the Implementation of EMSC Performance Measures
This document contains information regarding the EMSC State Partnership performance measures, and includes best practices from state activities related to interfacility transfer agreements, in addition to facility categorization. (June 2009)
Webcast: Introduction to Interfacility Transfer Agreements and Guidelines
Developed by the NRC and presented online through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), this webcast covers such topics as: the need for interfacility transfer agreements; the basic components of interfacility transfer guidelines; and the implications of transfer guidelines for pediatric outcomes. (February 2008)
EMSC State and Territorial Regulations Authorizing Pediatric Interfacility Transfer Guidelines or Agreements
Wide variations of state laws and regulations exist related to the provision of emergency care. In some instances, the interfacility transport process is specified in state regulations. In addition, when referral crosses state lines there may be specification in state regulation that apply.
Issue Brief June 2009
This fact sheet focuses on transfer agreements and guidelines through a discussion of Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) implications when transferring both inpatients and unstable emergency department patients in the context of uncertainty with court rulings vs. CMS interpretations. (2009)
Issue Brief May 2010
This fact sheet discusses EMTALA liability issues that can arise in the case of an inter facility transfer. Supports transfer guidelines and agreements and their importance in establishing the terms of the transfer in order to clarify respective duties and methods for assuring the proper execution of those duties. (2010)