Domestic Medical Fares are only available when travel is within 3days. You are required to prodive the Name and relationship of the person as well as the doctors/hospitals name and phone/address.

In your stated case, you would not qualify for the Domestic Medical fare.

As others have pointed out regular fares are most likely cheaper.

Info on website:
In the event of a medical emergency in your immediate family, you may have to travel at the last minute. Since you may not have time to qualify for an advance-purchase discount, we'd like to help.

Eligibility
The program is valid for SkyMiles Members needing to travel due to medical emergency of an immediate family member who is suffering ill health. If you are not currently a member you may immediately enroll to qualify.

The ill family member must be hospitalized or under registered hospice care. They may be at their residence provided they are registered in a hospice program and that information is verifiable.
Travel to and from a military designated hospital to visit a war injured immediate family member or fiancee is eligible for the medical emergency fare.
An organ donor who does not have to be an immediate family member who is traveling to or from a hospital for organ transplant procedures.
Passenger must travel to and from location of hospital or hospice or hospice home.
Exception: On a case by case basis Delta may allow travel to a city other than the location of the hospital, but is nearby so passenger can meet family members and drive to the hospital.
SkyMiles upgrades are permitted if booked in the appropriate class of service.

I hope everything goes well for her and the family.



Jwhuffman