What is an emergency medical condition?

Emergency medical condition means a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of recent onset and sufficient severity (including severe pain), such that a prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical care could result in: 

• Placing the patient’s health in serious jeopardy; 
• Serious impairment of bodily functions; 
• Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; 
• Serious disfigurement; or 
• In the case of a pregnant women, serious jeopardy to the health of a woman and her unborn child. 

 Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

 You and/or your child have an EMERGENCY medical need if: 

• You think you and/or your child’s condition is life-threatening; 
• You and/or your child has serious pain; or 
• Serious harm could come to you and/or your child if you do not get immediate medical care.