Current care definition

Current care means that a health care provider has examined,
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Current care means that a health care provider has examined, treated or provided care for a person for a chronic or acute condition within eighteen months preceding that person's death. Current care does not include services provided in connection with a single event of emergency or urgent care. For the purposes of this paragraph, "treated" includes prescribing medication.
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Examples of Current care in a sentence

  • Current care therapies for all aspects of health care services, including scheduled health care appointments, planned and/or approved surgeries (inpatient or outpatient), ancillary or medical therapies, prescribed drugs, home health care services, private duty nursing (PDN), scheduled lab/radiology tests, necessary durable medical equipment, supplies and needed/approved transportation arrangements.

  • Current care therapies for all aspects of health care services, including scheduled health care appointments, planned and/or approved surgeries (inpatient or outpatient), ancillary or medical therapies, prescribed drugs, approved home health care, scheduled lab/radiology tests, necessary/approved durable medical equipment, supplies and needed/approved transportation arrangements.

  • A Working group for the Current care guidelines was appointed by the Finnish Paediatric Society.