Common use of Medical Emergency Clause in Contracts

Medical Emergency. You should be prepared for the possibility of a medical emergency by knowing your participating provider’s procedures for “on call” and after regular office hours before the need arises. Determine the telephone number to call, which hospital your participating provider uses, and other information that will help you act quickly and correctly. Keep this information in an accessible location in case a medical emergency arises. If the situation is a medical emergency and if traveling to a participating provider would delay emergency care and thus endanger your health, you should go to the nearest medical facility. However, call PIC or your participating provider within 48 hours or as soon as reasonably possible to discuss your medical condition and to coordinate any follow-up care. You may authorize someone else to act on your behalf.