For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

1. (1) “Ancillary services” means standard medical procedures that are reasonably necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient.

2. (2) “Emergency services” means:

   1. (A) Health care services furnished in the emergency department of a hospital for the treatment of a medical emergency;
   2. (B) Ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department of a hospital for the treatment of a medical emergency; and
   3. (C) Emergency medical services transportation.

3. (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:

   1. (A) Placing the patient’s health in serious jeopardy;
   2. (B) Serious impairment to bodily functions; or
   3. (C) Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

History

Sept. 11, 1998, D.C. Law 12-145, § 2, 45 DCR 3785

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 35-4801.