407 Ind. Admin. Code 1-1-6

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 407 IAC 1-1-6 - "Emergency" defined

Authority: IC 12-17.6-2-11

Affected: IC 12-17.6

Sec. 6.

"Emergency" means a medical condition that arises suddenly and unexpectedly and manifests itself by acute symptoms of such severity, including severe pain, that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to:

(1) place an individual's health in serious jeopardy;

(2) result in serious impairment to the individual's bodily functions; or

(3) result in serious dysfunction of a bodily organ or part of the individual.

407 IAC 1-1-6

Office of the Children's Health Insurance Program; 407 IAC 1-1-6; filed May 3, 2000, 2:02 p.m.: 23 IR 2225; readopted filed May 22, 2006, 3:22 p.m.: 29 IR 3424; readopted filed Jun 18, 2012, 11:23 a.m.: 20120718-IR-407120202RFA