Section 304.17A-640 - Definitions for KRS 304.17A-640 et seqFor purposes of KRS 304.17A-640, 304.17A-641, 304.17A-643, 304.17A-645, and 304.17A-647, "emergency medical condition" means:
(1) A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, that a prudent layperson would reasonably have cause to believe constitutes a condition that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in:(a) Placing the health of the individual or, with respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her unborn child, in serious jeopardy;(b) Serious impairment to bodily functions; or(c) Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; or(2) With respect to a pregnant woman who is having contractions:(a) A situation in which there is inadequate time to effect a safe transfer to another hospital before delivery; or(b) A situation in which transfer may pose a threat to the health or safety of the woman or the unborn child.Effective:7/14/2000
Created 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 262, sec. 19, effective7/14/2000.