Covering practitioner means, with respect to a patient, a practitioner who conducts a medical evaluation, other than an in-person medical evaluation, at the request of a practitioner who:
Covering practitioner means a practitioner who conducts a medical evaluation other than an in-person medical evaluation at the request of a practitioner who has conducted at least one (1) in-person medical evaluation
Covering practitioner means a member of the hospital’s medical staff who is authorized by the patient’s attending physician or other practitioner to provide care and treatment for the patient in the absence of the attending physician or other practitioner.
Examples of Covering practitioner in a sentence
In the event that Provider is unable to provide required Covered Services, Provider shall arrange for a Covering Practitioner.
More Definitions of Covering practitioner
Covering practitioner means a IHN CCO Provider or, with prior IHN CCO approval, a practitioner who is not a IHN CCO Provider, who provides Covered Services to Members for or on behalf of Provider during an emergency or temporary unavailability such as a vacation or illness.