Continuing treatment definition

Continuing treatment means ongoing medical treatment or supervision by a health care provider.
Continuing treatment means ongoing medical treatment or supervision by a health care provider, as defined below.
Continuing treatment means ongoing medical treatment or supervision by a health care provider, as detailed in section 11097 of these regulations.

Examples of Continuing treatment in a sentence

  • Continuing treatment by a health care provider (a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery as appropriate, by the state in which the doctor practices or any other person determined by the Secretary of Labor to be capable of providing health care services).

  • Continuing treatment or continuing supervision by a health care provider.

  • Continuing treatment by a health care Provider (a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or Surgery, as appropriate, by the State in which the doctor practices, or any other person determined by the Secretary of Labor to be capable of providing health care services).

  • Continuing treatment by a health care provider that includes (but is not limited to) examinations to determine if there is a serious health condition and evaluations of such conditions if the examinations or evaluations determine that a serious health condition exists.

  • Continuing treatment by a health care provider that includes, but is not limited to, examinations to determine if there is a serious health condition and evaluations of such conditions if the examinations or evaluations determine that a serious health condition exists.


More Definitions of Continuing treatment

Continuing treatment means: (1) two or more treatments by a health care provider; (2) two or more treatments by a provider of health care services (e.g., physical therapist) on referral by or under orders of a health care provider; (3) at least one treatment by a health care provider which results in a regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of the health care provider (e.g., a program of medication or therapy); or (4) under the supervision of, although not actively treated by, a health care provider for a serious long-term or chronic condition or disability which cannot be cured (e.g., Alzheimer's or severe stroke).
Continuing treatment by a healthcare provider must involve a period of incapacity of more than 3 full consecutive calendar days (including subsequent treatments or periods of incapacity relating to the same condition) that also involves either: (1) treatment of two or more times within 30 days of the first day of incapacity by a healthcare provider; or (2) treatment on at least one occasion by a healthcare provider which results in a "regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of the a healthcare provider." (e.g., a course of prescription drugs, physical therapy). The first (or only) in-person treatment visit to the healthcare provider must occur within 7 days of the first day of incapacity.
Continuing treatment means treatment by a "health care provider" that involves one or more of the following: (a) a period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days (as well as any subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition) that also involves either two or more treatments by a "health care provider", or treatment by a "health care provider" on at least one occasion that results in a regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of a "health care provider"; (b) any period of incapacity due to pregnancy (including morning sickness); (c) any period of incapacity or treatment for an incapacity due to a chronic health condition that requires periodic visits for treatment, which continues over an extended period of time, and may cause episodic (i.e., a period of incapacity for less than three days) rather than a continuing incapacity (such as asthma, diabetes, and migraine headaches); (d) a period of incapacity that is long-term due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective; and (e) any period of absence to receive multiple treatments, including treatment of a condition that would likely result in a period of incapacity for a period of more than three days if not treated. (8) "Health care provider" means an individual holding either a physician's and surgeon's certificate or an osteopathic physician's and surgeon's certificate issued pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the California Business and Professions Code, or any other individual duly licensed to practice medicine in another state or jurisdiction who directly treats or supervises the treatment of the serious health condition, or by any other person determined by the Secretary of Labor to be capable of providing health care services. The definition includes podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, chiropractors (limited in scope), nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and certain Christian Science
Continuing treatment means a serious health condition involving continuing treatment by a health care provider which includes any one or more of the following:
Continuing treatment means treatment by a "health care provider" that involves one or more of the following: (a) a period of incapacity of more than three (3)consecutive calendar days (as well as any subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition) that also involves either two (2) or more treatments by a "health care provider", or treatment by a "health care provider" on at least one (1) occasion that results in a regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of a "health care provider"; (b) any period of incapacity due to pregnancy (including morning sickness); (c) any period of incapacity or treatment for an incapacity due to a chronic health condition that requires periodic visits for treatment, which continues over an extended period of time, and may cause episodic (i.e., a period of incapacity for less than three (3) days) rather than a continuing incapacity (such as asthma, diabetes, and migraine headaches); (d) a period of incapacity that is long-term due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective; and (e) any period of absence to receive multiple treatments, including treatment of a condition that would likely result in a period of incapacity for a period of more than three (3) days if not treated. (8) "Health care provider" means an individual holding either a physician's and surgeon's certificate or an osteopathic physician's and surgeon's certificate issued pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the California Business and Professions Code, or any other individual duly licensed to practice medicine in another state or jurisdiction who directly treats or supervises the treatment of the serious health condition, or by any other person determined by the Secretary of Labor to be capable of providing health care services. The definition includes podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, chiropractors (limited in scope), nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and certain Christian Science practitioners.
Continuing treatment means: Two or more visits to a health care provider; or, two or more treatments by a health care practitioner on referral from, or under the direction of, a health care provider; or, a single visit to a health care provider that results in a regimen of continuing treatment; or, In the case of a serious, long-term or chronic condition or disability that cannot be cured, being under the continuing supervision of, but not necessarily being actively treated by, a health care provider.
Continuing treatment means treatment by a "health care provider" that involves one or more of the following: (a)a period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days (as well as any subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition) that also involves either two or more