[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 42, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR424.102] [Page 954] TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH HUMAN SERVICES PART 424--CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT--Table of Contents Subpart G--Special Conditions: Emergency Services Furnished by a Nonparticipating Hospital Sec. 424.102 Situations that do not constitute an emergency. Without additional evidence of a threat to life or health, the following situations do not in themselves indicate a need for emergency services: (a) Lack of care at home. (b) Lack of transportation to a participating hospital. (c) Death of the patient in the hospital.