For 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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