University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC), IL, agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve its liability for Civil Monetary Penalties under the patient dumping statute. The OIG alleged that UCMC failed to provide appropriate medical screening and stabilizing treatment within its capabilities to a male patient who presented to their emergency department complaining of severe jaw pain as a result of a physical assault. The results of a CT scan taken by UCMC revealed injuries that needed corrective surgery. UCMC did not provide further treatment and discharged the patient with instructions to go to another hospital for further care.
The above summary is taken from the OIG official website. In each CMP case resolved through a settlement agreement, the settling party has contested the OIG’s allegations and denied any liability. No CMP judgment or finding of liability has been made against the settling party.