Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) 'Ancillary services' means standard medical procedures that are reasonably necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient. (2) 'Emergency services' means: (A) Health care services furnished in the emergency department of a hospital for the treatment of a medical emergency; (B) Ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department of a hospital for the treatment of a medical emergency; and (C) Emergency medical services transportation. (3) 'Medical emergency' means the sudden onset or sudden worsening of a medical condition that manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent lay person, who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, to result in: (A) Placing the patient’s health in serious jeopardy; (B) Serious impairment to bodily functions; or (C) Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. (Sept. 11, 1998, D.C. Law 12-145, § 2, 45 DCR 3785.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-4801.
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