Indiana § 27-1-37-1 "Emergency" defined

Indiana Statutes

§ 27-1-37-1 — "Emergency" defined

Indiana § 27-1-37-1

Title 27INSURANCE

Art. 1DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

Ch. 37Health Provider Contracts

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Ind. Code § 27-1-37-1 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, "emergency" means a medical condition that arises suddenly and unexpectedly and manifests itself by acute symptoms of such severity, including severe pain, that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent lay person who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to:

(1)place an individual's health in serious jeopardy;

(2)result in serious impairment to the individual's bodily functions; or

(3)result in serious dysfunction of a bodily organ or part of the individual.

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As used in this chapter, "emergency" means a
medical condition that arises suddenly and unexpectedly and manifests
itself by acute symptoms of such severity, including severe pain, that
the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be
expected by a prudent lay person who possesses an average knowledge
of health and medicine to:
(1) place an individual's health in serious jeopardy;
(2) result in serious impairment to the individual's bodily
functions; or
(3) result in serious dysfunction of a bodily organ or part of the
individual.