Section 2Sec./Art. 2

Section 2 of the same Act, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall govern:

"(a) Emergency a condition or state of a patient wherein based on the objective findings of a prudent medical officer on duty for the day there is immediate danger and where delay in initial support and treatment may cause loss of life or cause permanent disability to the patient, or in the case of a pregnant woman, permanent injury or loss of her unborn child, or would result in a noninstitutional delivery.

"(b) Serious case refers to a condition of a patient characterized by gravity or danger wherein based on the objective findings of a prudent medical officer on duty for the day when left unattended to, may cause loss of life or cause permanent disability to the patient, or in the case of a pregnant woman, permanent injury or loss of her unborn child.

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"(i) Basic emergency care the response to a situation where there is urgently required medical care and attention, and shall include procedures required for initial diagnosis, use of equipment and supplies in sufficiently addressing the emergency situation, considering the welfare of the patient. It also includes the necessary medical procedures and treatment administered to a woman in active labor to ensure the safe delivery of the newborn.

"(j) Noninstitutional delivery the delivery of a newborn while in transit, outside of a health facility, after an initial consultation was done with a health facility."