District Of Columbia § 31-2801 - Definitions.
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§ 31-2801. Definitions.
31-2801For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
“Ancillary services” means standard medical procedures that are reasonably necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient.
“Emergency services” means:
Health care services furnished in the emergency department of a hospital for the treatment of a medical emergency;
Ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department of a hospital for the treatment of a medical emergency; and
Emergency medical services transportation.
“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:
Placing the patient’s health in serious jeopardy;
Serious impairment to bodily functions; or
Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
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