What qualifies as emergency under Clinical Establishment Act to be treated as free?
Answer- As per Clinical Establishment Act, 2010 emergency is defined as
Emergency medical condition: means a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) of such a nature that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in
(i) placing the health of the individual or, with respect to a pregnant women, the health of the woman or her unborn child, in serious jeopardy; or
(ii) serious impairment to bodily functions; or
(iii) serious dysfunction of any organ or part of a body.
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question - Can a parent with crying child complaining of ear pain walk in as emergency and refuse to pay consultation.
Answer= So , a parent with crying child complaining of ear pain is not emergency and he can not refuse to pay.
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