§ 16-18-2-223.5 — "Medical emergency"

Indiana § 16-18-2-223.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 18: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
• Ch. 2: Definitions

Text

5. "Medical emergency", for purposes of
IC 16-34, means a condition that, on the basis of the attending
physician's good faith clinical judgment, complicates the medical
condition of a pregnant woman so that it necessitates the immediate
termination of her pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay
would create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of
a major bodily function.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.187-1995, SEC.2.