Specialist and Ancillary Provider Network Requirements. In addition to maintaining a network of PMPs, the Contractor shall provide and maintain a comprehensive network of IHCP provider specialists and ancillary providers. As with PMPs, specialist and ancillary providers shall not be limited to serve in only one MCE network. In addition, physicians contracted as a PMP with one Contractor may contract as a specialist with other MCEs. The Contractor shall ensure that specialists are maintaining the medical care standards and practice guidelines detailed in the IHCP Provider Manual. OMPP requires the Contractor to monitor medical care standards to evaluate access to care and quality of services provided to members and to evaluate providers regarding their practice patterns. OMPP requires the Contractor to develop and maintain a comprehensive network of specialty providers listed below. For providers identified with an asterisk (*), the Contractor shall provide, at a minimum, two providers for each specialty type within sixty
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