Introduction, General Information, Memos, Recent Laws, Safe Injections, Advance Directives, Emergency Services & EMTALA, and Observation Status In this session, you will learn the CMS requirements regarding the board’s submission of a written agreement for rendering telemedicine services. You will also recapitulate 3 worksheets of CMS that critical access hospitals can make use of self-assessment tools to improve compliance. Also, in the session, you will learn about the list of emergency drugs and types of equipment that every CAH must have since the list is brought out by CMS. Also, the speaker will help you recall that CAH must comply with EMTALA requirements and that the average length of stay in a CaH should not exceed 96 hours on annual basis.