Emergency Medical Conditions (EMC) Under The Florida PIP Law:
Emergency Medical Condition is a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, which may include severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in any of the following:
Serious jeopardy to patient health.
Serious impairment to bodily functions.
Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
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An EMC should be completed within the first few chiropractic visits from the date of injury. if the injury is not labeled as an EMC there is a cap of $2,500 of PIP medical benefits, to receive the maximum $10,000 of benefits an M.D., D.O., P.A., or N.P. are the only providers legally authorized to generate a written determination that the insured has an Emergency Medical Condition (EMC).
According to the Statute, a Chiropractor cannot determine if an Emergency Medical Condition exists.
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TeleEMC offers convenient 100% secure telemedicine exams for patients involved in automobile accidents. Our services are designed to ensure the highest quality of care within the comforts of your office. With the use of state-of-the-art hardware and software, we deliver superior patient specific interactive exams performed by our experienced health care providers.
Our staff works closely with the Chiropractic community as well as with healthcare providers. We review patients relevant medical records, notes, and diagnostic studies and perform thorough examinations to determine if an Emergency Medical Condition diagnosis exists.
For the foregoing reasons, we hold that section 627.736(11), Florida Statutes (2001), does not apply retroactively to the insurance policy issued to the insureds, because it is a substantive statute. Accordingly, we quash the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal and remand with directions to reinstate the stipulated final judgment and to award attorneys' fees.
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Chiropractors or facilities that wish to schedule a same day EMC appointment must call 866-611-4362,
and select option 2. We will make every effort to accommodate these appointments based on provider availability.
Please thoroughly verify and coordinate your patients attendance so we can continue to make these same day services
possible for both your patients and our providers (upon approval it takes approximately 10 minutes for TeleEMC to
setup a same day appointment, and have the chiropractor or facility receive the e-mail to join the TeleVisit).
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Unfortunately at this time we do not schedule same day appointments on Saturdays.
We make Saturday appointments available to all facilities that schedule at least one day in advance.
We are sorry for any inconvenience. Close this notice and you will be returned to the schedule appointment page
where you can schedule an EMC for your patient at the time of their next chiropractic treatment.
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Unfortunately we do not schedule same day appointments after 6pm.
Appointments after 6pm to must be made at least one day in advance.
We are sorry for any inconvenience. Close this notice and you will be returned to the schedule appointment page
where you can schedule an EMC for your patient at the time of their next chiropractic treatment.
This patient is under 18
Please click here to download a pdf of the Minor Authorization form. The authorized adult signing this form must complete all of the patient registration documentation (including but not limited to injury questions, health review of systems, and all 4 signed consent, release and privacy documents which may be completed via the ECW kiosk/icon on the iPad, or via paper registration).
