Emergency Medical Condition Law and Legal Definition
An emergency medical condition is defined as "a medical condition manifesting to itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in -- (i) placing the health of the individual in serious jeopardy, (ii) serious impairment to bodily functions, or (iii) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part." Kauffman v. Franz, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88749 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 24, 2009)
Legal Definition list
- Emergency Management Assistance Compact
- Emergency Management
- Emergency Loan
- Emergency Leave Transfer Program
- Emergency Jurisdiction [Family Law]
- Emergency Medical Condition
- Emergency Medical Services
- Emergency Medical treatment and Active Labor Act
- Emergency Motion
- Emergency Motor Vehicle
- Emergency Natural Gas
Related Legal Terms
- Acceptable Medical Source
- Adverse Driving Conditions
- Aeromedical Evacuation
- Agricultural Disease Emergency
- Allowable Medical Expenses
- Alternate Non-Emergency Services Provider
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- Appropriate Local Emergency Authority
- Approved Medical Residency Training Program
- Authorized Medical Physicist
