S.D. Admin. R. 67:16:03:01.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 57, November 12, 2024

Section 67:16:03:01.03 - Determination of emergency hospital care

The physician or other licensed practitioner on duty or on call at a hospital must determine whether the individual requires emergency hospital care. The need for emergency hospital care is established when the absence of emergency care could be expected to result in one of the following:

(1) Death;

(2) Additional serious jeopardy to the individual's health;

(3) Serious impairment to the individual's bodily functions; or

(4) Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

Emergency hospital service does not include that care for which treatment is available and routinely provided in a clinic or office.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:16:03:01.03

20 SDR 135, effective 2/22/1994; 44 SDR 94, effective 12/4/2017

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(1).