Situations that do not constitute an emergency.

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  2. CFR 42
  3. Public Health
  4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Medicare Program
  6. Conditions for Medicare Payment
  7. Special Conditions: Emergency Services Furnished by a Nonparticipating Hospital
  8. Situations that do not constitute an emergency.

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§ 424.102 Situations that do not constitute an emergency.

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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