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42 CFR 424.102: Situations that do not constitute an emergency.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM
- PART 424—CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT
- Subpart G—Special Conditions: Emergency Services Furnished by a Nonparticipating Hospital
Without additional evidence of a threat to life or health, the following situations do not in themselves indicate a need for emergency services:
(a) Lack of care at home.
(b) Lack of transportation to a participating hospital.
(c) Death of the patient in the hospital.
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