Attending practitioner definition

Attending practitioner means a licensed physician or a registered professional nurse certified as a nurse midwife by the Michigan board of nursing.
Attending practitioner means a physician, dentist or podiatrist member of the Medical Staff with appropriate privileges who serves as the individual who is immediately responsible for a patient. For purposes of these Bylaws and Rules & Regulations, licensed nurse midwives may serve as the “Attending Practitioner” for patients admitted for anticipated normal vaginal delivery.
Attending practitioner means De- partment of Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority medical staff, or specialists assist- ing Department of Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority medical staff, while the in- mate is committed to the physical and legal custody of the Department of Corrections. At all other times, “attending practitioner” means a person licensed in Oregon or an- other state as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of optometry, doctor of dentistry or nurse practitioner who provides services within the scope of the license.

Examples of Attending practitioner in a sentence

  • Appropriate laboratory work, as ascertained by the Attending practitioner or surgeon shall be obtained and recorded prior to any elective procedure.

  • Section 1.0 Definitions Wherever used in these rules and regulations the following terms shall be construed as follows: 1.1 "Attending practitioner" means a physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner (who may or may not be on the hospice staff) identified by the terminally ill patient/family as having a significant role in the determination and delivery of the patient’s medical care.

  • Attending practitioner services shall be provided by a physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner to meet the general medical needs of patients for the management of the terminal illness and related conditions, through palliative and supportive care and in accordance with hospice policies.


More Definitions of Attending practitioner

Attending practitioner means a physician, or an advance practice registered nurse, licensed in Connecticut (who may or may not be an employee of the hospice inpatient facility) identified by the terminally ill patient or family as having a significant role in the determination and delivery of the patient’s medical care;
Attending practitioner means Department of Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority
Attending practitioner. ’ means the physician, surgeon, homeopath, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, osteopath, or psychologist who was primarily responsible for the patient’s care during the hospitalization being recorded. The attending prac- titioner will be designated by the hospital using the unique code established pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.
Attending practitioner means a physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner (who may or may not be on the hospice staff) identified by the terminally ill patient/family as having a significant role in the determination and delivery of the patient’s medical care.
Attending practitioner means the physician or advanced practice registered nurse who has the primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient.
Attending practitioner means Department of Corrections medical staff, or specialists assisting Department of Corrections medical staff, while the inmate is committed to the physical and legal custody of the Department of Corrections. At all other times, “attending practitioner” means a person licensed in Oregon or another state as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of optometry, doctor of dentistry or nurse practitioner who provides services within the scope of the license.
Attending practitioner means Depart- ment of Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority medical staff, or specialists assisting Department of Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority medical staff, while the [inmate] adult in custody is com-