Gatekeeper physician definition

Gatekeeper physician means any qualified physician, as defined by KRS 342.0011(32), acting within the scope of his or her license who has been specifically designated by a managed health care system to provide primary care to a patient and to make referrals of patients to other providers for specialized care or diagnostic services.
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Related to Gatekeeper physician

  • Specialist Physician means a licensed physician who qualifies as an attending physician and who examines a patient at the request of the attending physician or authorized nurse practitioner to aid in evaluation of disability, diagnosis, or provide temporary specialized treatment. A specialist physician may provide specialized treatment for the compensable injury or illness and give advice or an opinion regarding the treatment being rendered, or considered, for a patient’s compensable injury.

  • Licensed physician means a person licensed to practice

  • Participating physician means a physician licensed in Virginia to practice medicine, who practices

  • Naturopathic physician means a person licensed to practice naturopathic medicine by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

  • Treating physician means an individual who: