Hospital Admissions. Whenever IPA determines that a Subscriber on IPA's eligibility list requires Hospital Services which are not Emergency Services, IPA shall arrange for such Hospital admissions and outpatient surgeries through the IPA's Utilization Review Committee and its developed utilization review program. IPA and its Member Physicians shall not serve as admitting physicians for any Subscriber without such prior approval except in the event that Emergency Services are required. If IPA or a Member Physician admits a Subscriber to a Hospital for Emergency Services, IPA shall notify PacifiCare of such admission within the time frames as required in the PacifiCare Provider Policies and Procedures Manual, attached hereto as Attachment D and incorporated in full herein by reference. Admissions for Emergency Services or Urgently Needed Services shall be made to hospitals contracting with PacifiCare, if possible.
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Samples: Ipa Medicare Partial Risk Services Agreement (Phycor Inc /Tn/), Ipa Medicare Shared Risk Services Agreement (Prospect Medical Holdings Inc), Ipa Medicare Shared Risk Services Agreement (Prospect Medical Holdings Inc)
Hospital Admissions. Whenever IPA determines that a Subscriber on IPA's eligibility list Eligibility List requires Hospital Services which that are not Emergency Services, IPA shall arrange for such Hospital admissions and outpatient surgeries through the IPA's Utilization Review Committee and its developed utilization review program. IPA and its Member Physicians shall not serve as admitting physicians for any Subscriber without such prior approval except in the event that Emergency Services are required. If IPA or a Member Physician admits a Subscriber to a Hospital for Emergency Services, IPA shall notify PacifiCare of such admission within the time frames as required in the PacifiCare Provider Policies and Procedures Manual, attached hereto as Attachment D and incorporated in full herein by reference. Admissions for Emergency Services or Urgently Needed Services shall be made to hospitals contracting with PacifiCare, if possible.
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Samples: Ipa Commercial Risk Services Agreement (Phycor Inc /Tn/), Ipa Commercial Services Agreement (Prospect Medical Holdings Inc)