- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- A snapshot of Georgia Emergency Medical Assistance.
- Title:
- A snapshot of Georgia: Emergency Medical Assistance, a program of the Georgia Department of Community Health [July 2008]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Date of Original:
- 2008-07
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C900 .S1 E4 2008/July
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-be4-b2008-sjuly-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-be4-b2008-sjuly-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
A Program Of The Georgia Department Of Community Health
A SNAPSHOT OF GEORGIA
Emergency medical assistance
Overview
Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA) is a federally mandated program which provides medical coverage to individuals who meet all requirements for a Medicaid Class of Assistance (COA) except for citizenship requirements, and who have received an emergency medical service.
Program Description
EMA covers persons who are ineligible for Medicaid due to not being United States citizens or other reasons. This population could include immigrants who are aged, blind, disabled, pregnant women, children, or parents with dependent children.
These persons may apply to get assistance to pay bills that were incurred due to a medical emergency. EMA is not an ongoing coverage plan. Applicants must apply for this service as each medical emergency is incurred. In addition, EMA may not pay all expenses for care, since it only covers the care that treats the immediate emergency.
Annual Expenditures for Emergency Medical Assistance FY 2002
- FY 2008 (May 2008)
Time Period
Patients
Net Payment
FY 2003
19,630
$70,706,792.00
FY 2004
25,641
$94,532,840.36
FY 2005
28,031
$109,534,993.90
FY 2006
26,387
$106,096,164.60
Definition of an Emergency
FY 2007 FY 08 ytd
22,205 19,152
$83,676,954.32 $66,960,100.82
An emergency is defined as the onset acute
symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could result
FY 2008 Expenditures for Emergency Medical Assistance Pregnancy Deliveries Only*
in: nPlacing the patient's health in serious jeopardy;
Fiscal Year FY 2008 ytd
Patients 12,671
Net Payment $41,480,693.90
nSerious impairment to bodily functions; or
nSerious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
In addition, all labor and delivery is considered an emergency by federal definition. Care and
services can not be related to an organ transplant procedure or routine prenatal or
postpartum care.
Member Eligibility
A Medicaid Eligibility worker will review an application to determine if the client is eligible for a Medicaid COA. If a person is eligible for COA but not a citizen, he may be eligible to receive EMA. The clinical information is then reviewed by an external clinical review organization to determine whether the care was emergent, before a final decision is made.
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July 2008