Attending provider definition

Attending provider means the individual health care provider who delivered the health care services, equipment, or supplies specified on a health care claim.
Attending provider means a provider who: Has clinical hospital privileges consistent with RCW 70.43.020; is included in a provider network of the carrier that is providing coverage; and is a physician licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW, a certified nurse midwife licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW, a midwife licensed under chapter 18.50 RCW, a physician's assistant licensed under chapter 18.57A or 18.71A RCW, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW.
Attending provider means the medical practitioner who has primary responsibility for the services a patient receives during an episode of care.

Examples of Attending provider in a sentence

  • If a decision to discharge a newborn child earlier than the period specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section is made by an at- tending provider, in consultation with the mother (or the newborn’s author- ized representative), the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section do not apply for any period after the dis- charge.(iii) Attending provider defined.

  • If adecision to discharge a newborn child earlier than the period specified inparagraph (a)(1) of this section is made by an attending provider, inconsultation with the mother (or the newborn’s authorized representative),the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section do not apply for any period after the discharge.(iii) Attending provider defined.

  • Note that if these staff are reported in the Attending provider field on the clinic claim, the medical practitioner who is responsible for ordering/referring should be reported in the Referring provider field.

  • There are two options for billing providers: o In most cases, institutional providers should report their NPI in the Attending provider field.

  • These are identified and categorized as “atypical providers.” When an order/referral originates from a professional who cannot obtain an NPI, the State will allow the atypical waiver provider to report its MMIS provider ID in the Attending provider field as long as the proper waiver service rate code is reported on the claim.


More Definitions of Attending provider

Attending provider means the same as “ordering practitioner” for the purposes of the rules and regulations herein.
Attending provider means a health care provider
Attending provider means a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 453 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 457 who has primary responsibility for the care of the patient and treatment of the patient's terminal disease.
Attending provider means a person who is a member of the health
Attending provider means a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 453 who has responsibility for the care of the patient and treatment of the patient's terminal disease.
Attending provider means the provider who has primary responsibility
Attending provider means a person who is a member of the health care provider network established under RCW 51.36.010, is treating injured workers within the person's scope of practice, and is licensed under Title 18 RCW in one of the following professions: Physicians, chapter 18.71 RCW; osteopathy, chapter 18.57 RCW; chiropractic, chapter 18.25 RCW; naturopathy, chapter 18.36A RCW; podiatric medicine and surgery, chapter 18.22 RCW; dentistry, chapter 18.32 RCW; optometry, chapter 18.53 RCW; in the case of claims solely for mental health conditions, psychology, chapter 18.83 RCW; physician assistants, chapter 18.71A RCW; and licensed advanced registered nurse practitioners, chapter 18.79 RCW.