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Primary treating physician definition

Primary treating physician means a primary treating physician within the medical provider network and as defined by section 9785(a)(1).
Primary treating physician. (PTP) means a primary treating physician within the Medical Provider Network that is primarily responsible for managing the care of an employee and as further defined by section 9785(a)(1).
Primary treating physician means the treating physician primarily responsible for managing the care of the injured worker in accordance with Section 9785.5.

More Definitions of Primary treating physician

Primary treating physician means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under ch. 448, Stats., who is the first physician to diagnose or suspect a reportable condition or to diagnose or suspect a change in a reportable condition.
Primary treating physician means a provider who has contracted with a WC PPP administrator to provide health care services and who is a type of physician licensed to treat the injury experienced by the covered employee. This physician will be responsible for managing the care of the covered employee, including rendering and prescribing treatment.
Primary treating physician means, as defined by Title 8, California Code of Regulations section 9785(a)(1), the physician who is primarily responsible for managing the care of an employee, and who has examined the employee at least once for the purpose of rendering or prescribing treatment and has monitored the effect of the treatment thereafter.
Primary treating physician means the physician who is primarily responsible for managing the care of the Injured Employee, and who has examined the Injured Employee at least once for the purpose of rendering or prescribing treatment and has monitored the effect of the treatment thereafter. Pursuant to 8 CCR 9767.6(e), a chiropractor may act as a treating physician only until the 24-visit cap is met unless Zenith elects to authorized continued treatment with the chiropractor. Authorization for continued treatment will be provided in writing.

Related to Primary treating physician

  • Treating physician means an individual who:

  • Collaborating physician means the physician who,

  • Attending physician means the physician who has primary responsibility for the care of the patient and treatment of the patient's terminal disease.

  • Clinical nurse specialist means a registered nurse with relevant post-basic qualifications and 12 months’ experience working in the clinical area of his/her specified post-basic qualification, or a minimum of four years’ post-basic registration experience, including three years’ experience in the relevant specialist field and who satisfies the local criteria.

  • Primary care physician means a physician qualified to be an attending physician according to ORS 656.005(12)(b)(A) and who is a general practitioner, family practitioner, or internal medicine practitioner.

  • Peer support specialist means an individual who has experienced a severe and persistent mental illness and who has successfully completed standardized training to provide peer support services through the medical assistance program or the Iowa Behavioral Health Care Plan.

  • Participating Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist means a Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist who has a written agreement with the Claim Administrator or another Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plan to provide services to you at the time services are rendered.

  • Physician means a person who:

  • Radiation therapist means a person, other than a Licensed Practitioner or Nuclear Medicine Technologist, who applies radiation to humans for therapeutic purposes under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner;