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Psychiatric Emergency Medical Condition

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A psychiatric emergency medical condition is a mental disorder that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity that it renders the member as being either of the following:

  • An immediate danger to himself or herself or to others
  • Immediately unable to provider for, or utilize, food, shelter, or clothing, due to the mental disorder
Last Updated: 07/01/2024