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Company: T.J. Samson Community Hospital
Penalty: $35,000
Year: 2016
Date: September 21, 2016
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: HHS civil monetary penalties
Violation Description: On September 21, 2016, T.J. Samson Community Hospital (T.J. Samson), in Glasgow, Kentucky, entered into a $35,000 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that T.J. Samson violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) when it failed to accept an appropriate transfer of a 29-year old woman in need of specialized capabilities available at T.J. Sampson. OIG's investigation revealed that the patient presented to a small hospital's Emergency Department with complaints of abdominal pain and right side back pain.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Health & Human Services Department Office of Inspector General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Kentucky
Facility City: Glasgow
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.