After-Hour Services Sample Clauses

After-Hour Services. For urgent situations that often arise after normal clinic hours, the provider may elect to see patients in the clinic, or refer patients to an ER/Urgent Care better equipped to handle the patient’s needs. Labs: Contract patients will have the option to pay our discounted rates, or bill their lab tests to their insurance plan. Typically, our contracted rates can save patients hundreds of dollars on routine blood tests that are often subject to insurance deductibles. Payment is due at time of service.

After-Hour Services. Contractor shall establish an after-hours plan consisting of, at a minimum, an outgoing after-hours phone message for Participants calling a Clinic or Clinic Site that is closed, which message shall include: 1) instructions to call 911 if the Participant is in need of Emergency Services, and 2) instructions on what the Participant should do if he or she is in need of prescription medications or medical advice. Such instructions may include contacting a specific nurse advice line, after- hours Clinic Health Professional or Pharmacist, or contracted pharmacy, if applicable. The after-hours plan may not include a referral to a DHS Facility for the purposes of obtaining pharmaceuticals or outpatient services after hours. Once the Pharmacy Services Administrator’s system is implemented, the after-hours plan shall be modified to include referral to the MHLA pharmacy network as appropriate.

After-Hour Services. 7.10.1. The Contracted Provider must provide After-Hour Services locally for their Community Practice’s enrolled population as part of the capitated service package. 7.10.2. The Contracted Provider must provide After-Hour Services that cover all services provided during hours of opening and to same extent and quality. 7.10.3. The Contracted Provider must ensure that Enrolled Users’ clinical information is shared between office-hour and After-Hour Services for continuity of care. 7.10.4. The Contracted Provider may provide After-Hour Services as a group of Community Practices and/or subcontract the service to other Community Practices or support public After-Hour Service, where these are not possible. 7.10.5. The Contracted Provider must place a notice that it is visible to the public indicating the location and times of After-Hour Services in relation to the Enrolled Users’ Community Practice. 7.10.6. The location, radius and times of After-Hour Services in relation to the Community Practice are subject to negotiation by the NHI PHC Contracting Committee and must be reviewed annually. 7.10.7. The details of the After-Hour Services and arrangements possible are set out in the NHI PHC CONTRACT RULES: SERVICE PACKAGE, attached to this Agreement as Annexure 3 and must be reviewed annually.