Emergency Health Services Law and Legal Definition
Emergency health services means services necessary to prevent and treat the damaging health effects from an emergency situation. It includes services to control communicable disease, immunization, laboratory services, and dental and nutritional services. Further, emergency health services includes the following:
a. first aid treatment of ambulatory patients and those with minor injuries;
b. public health information on emergency treatment, prevention, and control; and
c. administrative support including maintenance of vital records and providing for a conduit of emergency health funds from state and federal governments.
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Related Legal Terms
- Absent Uniformed Services Voter
- Accelerated Benefits (Health Care)
- Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual
- Accumulation Value (Health Care)
- Action for the Loss of Services
- Actual Age (Health Care)
- Actuarial Equivalent (Health Care)
- Actuarial Services [Employee Retirement]
- Additional Health Services
- Administrative Support Services [Education]
