{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-424.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 424.102","heading":"Situations that do not constitute an emergency.","body":"Without additional evidence of a threat to life or health, the following situations do not in themselves indicate a need for emergency services:\n(a) Lack of care at home.\n(b) Lack of transportation to a participating hospital.\n(c) Death of the patient in the hospital.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"bdbb5b344c1125ef595f78bda70b67cc99bc686b4c320aa586faee617b359d5b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-424.101","next":"us/42-cfr-424.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}