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304.17A-640 Definitions for KRS 304.17A-640 et seq.
For purposes of KRS 304.17A-640, 304.17A-641, 304.17A-643, 304.17A-645, and <br>304.17A-647, "emergency medical condition" means: <br>(1) A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity,
including severe pain, that a prudent layperson would reasonably have cause to <br>believe constitutes a condition that the absence of immediate medical attention <br>could reasonably be expected to result in: <br>(a) Placing the health of the individual or, with respect to a pregnant woman, the
health of the woman or her unborn child, in serious jeopardy;
(b) Serious impairment to bodily functions; or <br>(c) Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; or
(2) With respect to a pregnant woman who is having contractions:
(a) A situation in which there is inadequate time to effect a safe transfer to
another hospital before delivery; or
(b) A situation in which transfer may pose a threat to the health or safety of the
woman or the unborn child.
Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 262, sec. 19, effective July 14, 2000.
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