District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 31-2801. Definitions.

(1) “Ancillary services” means standard medical procedures that are reasonably necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient.

(2) “Emergency services” means:

(3) “Medical emergency” means the sudden onset or sudden worsening of a medical condition that manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient 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 result in: