Common use of Primary Care Provider or PCP Clause in Contracts

Primary Care Provider or PCP. A provider who is licensed in Hawaii and is 1) a physician, either a Doctor of Medicine (“M.D.”) or a Doctor of Osteopathy (“D.O.”) and must generally be a family practitioner, general practitioner, general internist, pediatrician or obstetrician/gynecologist (for women, especially pregnant women) or geriatrician; 2) an advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority or 3) a licensed physician assistant recognized by the state Board of Medical Examiners as a licensed physician assistant. PCPs have the responsibility for supervising, coordinating and providing initial and primary care to Covered Persons and for initiating referrals and maintaining the continuity of care of Covered Persons.