Use of Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) in the Context of Psychiatric Hospitalizations

Presenter: Richard Elliott, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Medical Ethics, Mercer University School of Medicine

Facilitator: Courtney Tarver, J.D., General Counsel, Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Olmstead v L.C. Zimring; Progress Toward the Most Integrated Setting

Presenters: Paul Kaufmann, Ph.D., J.D., Board Certified Neuropsychologist and General Counsel to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Micky Logan, J.D., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice

Transformation Coming to a Facility Near You: Privatization, Contracting with Independent Management, Closure of Facilities

Courtney Tarver, J.D., General Counsel, Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Options for Governance

Elizabeth Bentley Watson, J.D., Legal Counsel, Georgia Dept. of MHDD&AS

Technology at Facilities: Cell Phones, Videotapes, E-mails, etc.

Panelists: Micky Logan, J.D., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice

Ngozichukwu Akubuike, J.D., CMHS Legal Manager, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Building New Facilities: What to Consider

Panelists: Lester Blumberg, J.D., General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (via telephone)

Micky Logan, , J.D., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice