Any of the above referenced filing deadlines shall be extended due to a medical emergency. A medical emergency for the purpose of this article is a medical condition that the person responsible for meeting the filing deadline personally has which makes it impossible for that person to meet the filing deadline. Examples if what might constitute a medical emergency is non-scheduled surgery, emergency room visit due to automobile accident or coma. If a medical emergency exists, the person responsible for meeting the filing deadline shall have an additional five calendar days after the medical emergency no longer exists to file an appeal.
(2011 Code, § 5.0612)