Primary Care Services. Basic, routine or general health care services of individuals with common health problems and chronic illnesses that can be managed on an outpatient basis. Primary care is provided by primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other mid-level practitioners.
Primary Care Services. As required by Section 2719A of the PHSA, as added by PPACA, each Covered Person shall be entitled to designate any Participating Provider who is a Primary Care Physician and who is available to accept the Covered Person as the Primary Care Physician for that Covered Person. If the Covered Person is a child, the child's parents shall be entitled to select for the child a Primary Care Physician who specializes in pediatric care. Office visits with your Primary Care Physician during office hours Treatment for illness and injury Routine physical examinations Well-child care from birth, including immunizations and booster doses Annual prostate screening (PSA) and digital exam for males age 40 and over, and for males considered to be at high risk who are under age 40 Routine gynecological examinations and Pap smears for females, performed by your Primary Care Physician or a participating gynecologist. No referral to a gynecologist is required for a female to obtain covered gynecological care from a gynecologist. Annual mammography screening for asymptomatic women age 40 and older Note: Diagnostic mammography for women with signs or symptoms of breast disease is covered as medically necessary. Breast pumps and breast feeding supplies, not including disposable items as part of women’s preventive health in accordance with PPACA. Routine immunizations (except those required for travel work) Annual eye examinations without a referral to a participating provider Routine hearing screenings
Primary Care Services. As required by Section 2719A of the PHSA, as added by PPACA, each Covered Person shall be entitled to designate any Participating Provider who is a Primary Care Physician and who is available to accept the Covered Person as the Primary Care Physician for that Covered Person. If the Covered Person is a child, the child's parents shall be entitled to select for the child a Primary Care Physician who specializes in pediatric care. Office visits with your Primary Care Physician during office hours Treatment for illness and injury Routine physical examinations Well-child care from birth, including immunizations and booster doses Routine gynecological examinations and Pap smears for females, performed by your Primary Care Physician or a participating gynecologist. No referral to a gynecologist is required for a female to obtain covered gynecological care from a gynecologist. Breast pumps and breast feeding supplies, not including disposable items as part of women’s preventive health in accordance with PPACA. Routine immunizations (except those required for travel work) Annual eye examinations without a referral to a participating provider Routine hearing screenings
Primary Care Services. In the case of claims submitted by physician group practices, a primary care service is identified by the HCPCS code appearing on the claim line. HCPCS codes identifying primary care services are listed in Table 5.3 of this Appendix B. In the case of claims submitted by an FQHC (type of bill = 77x) a primary care service is identified by HCPCS code appearing on the line item claim for the service. In the case of claims submitted by an RHC (type of bill = 71x) a primary care service is identified by HCPCS code appearing on the line item claim for the service. In the case of claims submitted by a CAH Method 2 (type of bill = 85x) a primary care service is identified by HCPCS code appearing on the line item claim (for revenue centers 096x, 097x, or 098x) for the service.
Primary Care Services. Practitioner shall directly provide primary care services for Members as medically indicated, shall provide or authorize the provision of ancillary and specialty referral services, and shall coordinate the authorization of hospital inpatient and outpatient services, nursing home care and other Covered Services. Practitioner agrees not to subcontract his or her duties under this Agreement without Health Plan approval.
Primary Care Services. Group Participating PCP agrees to personally provide to Blue Advantage PPO Members the full range of primary care services which are Medically Necessary.
Primary Care Services. 16. The Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive, accessible, interdisciplinary, patient focused primary health care utilizing the principles of population health for prevention, identification and management of chronic illness including addictions and mental health, and will provide the following Services (including Direct and Indirect Patient Care) in accordance with the Practice Agreement and within her or his scope of practice, as established by the Health Professions Act and the BC College of Nursing Professionals during the Term.
Primary Care Services. Covered Services specified in Appendix A hereto and any additional services specified as Primary Care Services in the Provider Manual, as updated or amended from time to time. All Covered Services shall be provided in the amount, duration and scope set forth in the State Contract and as otherwise required under the Program.
Primary Care Services. Office visits, in-office labs (e.g., strep test, urinalysis, pregnancy test, blood sugar, stool test for blood), comprehensive adult physical examinations (one (1) per year), well child examinations, D.O.T. physicals, freezing of warts and other skin lesions, adult tetanus and flu vaccinations, simple laceration repair, simple fracture splinting/casting, antibiotic injection, EKGs, spirometry, exercise treadmill tests, skin biopsy and lesion removal, Pap smear, IUD insertion/removal, Nexplanon insertion/removal, joint/muscle injections, simple abscess and cyst drainage, ear wax removal, nebulizer treatments for acute asthma, TB testing, removal of superficial foreign body, ingrown nail removal, and other primary care services customarily provided by board certified family practice physicians.
Primary Care Services j. Each Physician will provide comprehensive, accessible, interdisciplinary, patient focused primary health care and will work towards aligning the Practice with the attributes of the PMH. The Physicians will utilize the principles of population health for prevention, identification and management of chronic illness including addictions and mental health, and will provide the following full scope of primary health care Services (including but not limited to Direct and Indirect Patient Care, clinically-related teaching and clinically-related research) during the Term:
