Outpatient care definition

Outpatient care means care rendered by a state-licensed, approved or certified detoxification, residential treatment or outpatient program, or partial hospitalization program on a periodic basis, including, but not limited to, patient diagnosis, assessment and treatment, individual, family and group counseling and educational and support services.[PL 1983, c. 527, §1 (NEW).]

Outpatient care means the use, on both a scheduled and a nonscheduled basis, of any or all of the following therapeutic techniques, as identified in a treatment plan for individuals physiologically or psychologically dependent upon or abusing alcohol or drugs:

Outpatient care. Means any care rendered or coordinated by the hospice care team that is not “home care” or “inpatient care”.

Examples of Outpatient care in a sentence

• Benefits are available for Medically Necessary pasteurized donor human breast milk prescribed for a Dependent infant, until one (1) year of age, undergoing Inpatient care or Outpatient care who is medically or physically unable to receive maternal human milk or participate in breastfeeding or whose mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal human milk in sufficient quantities.

• This benefit provides medically necessary Outpatient care if you are outside the Plan's service area and experience an unexpected illness or injury that would not be considered an Emergency Medical Condition, but which should be treated before returning home.

• A Mental Health Care Service provided on a Partial Hospitalization basis shall be deemed an Outpatient care Visit subject to Outpatient care cost-sharing amounts.

• Outpatient care may be authorized under the terms of this MOA for Service members who have not received inpatient treatment for the covered‌ condition.

• Outpatient care patterns and organizational accountability in Medicare.

More Definitions of Outpatient care

Outpatient care means covered services that an enrollee who is not an inpatient receives.

Outpatient care means scheduled, periodic care, including diagnosis and therapy, in a nonresidential setting. Correctional institutions are considered nonresidential settings.

Outpatient care means any health care service provided to a patient who is not admitted to a facility. Outpatient care may be provided in a doctor’s office, clinic, the patient’s home or hospital outpatient department.

Outpatient care means health care provided other than inpatient services in a hospital setting.

Outpatient care means health care provided other than inpatient services in a hospital setting.)) - See "outpa- tient hospital services."

Outpatient care means the process of providing mental health services to patients on a regularly scheduled basis with arrangements made for nonscheduled visits during times of increased stress or crisis.

Outpatient care means the use, on both a scheduled and nonscheduled basis, of covered therapeutic techniques for individuals physiologically or psychologically dependent upon abusing alcohol or drugs.