Medical examination means the preliminary assessment of a person by an authorized health worker or by a person under the direct supervision of the competent authority, to determine the person’s health status and potential public health risk to others, and may include the scrutiny of health documents, and a physical examination when justified by the circumstances of the individual case;
Medical evaluation means the process of assessing an individual's health status that includes a medical history and a physical examination of an individual conducted by a licensed medical practitioner operating within the scope of his license.
Busy Line Verification (BLV) means a service whereby an End User requests an operator to confirm the busy status of a line.
Medical physicist means a person trained in evaluating the performance of mammography equipment and facility quality assurance programs and who meets the qualifications for a medical physicist set forth in 41.6(3)“c.”
Authorized medical physicist means an individual who:
Testing means that element of inspection that determines the properties or elements, including functional operation of materials, equipment, or their components, by the application of established scientific principles and procedures.
Medical cannabis means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-61a-102.
Patient means a person who is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in any hospital or similar institution;
Screening means the evaluation process used to identify an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living and address health and safety concerns.
Medical professional means any person licensed or certified to provide health care services to natural persons, including a chiropractor, clinical dietician dietitian, clinical psychologist, dentist, nurse, occupational therapist, optometrist, pharmacist, physical therapist, physician, podiatrist, psychiatric social worker, and speech therapist.
Verification system means the system maintained by the department under section 19-24.1-31 for verification of registry identification cards.
Specialist Physician or “Specialist” means a Plan Provider who has an independent contractor agreement with HPN to assume responsibility for the delivery of specialty medical services to Members. These specialty medical services include any Physician services not related to the ongoing primary care of a patient. A Specialist Physician’s agreement with HPN may terminate. In the event that a Member’s Specialist Physician’s agreement terminates, another Specialist Physician will be selected for the Member if those services are still required.
Specialist medical practitioner means a specialist as defined in section 3 of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Study means the investigation to be conducted in accordance with the Protocol.
Patients means both Public Patients and the Private Patients (referred by private doctors/private hospitals);
Medication means any drug, chemical, compound, suspension, or preparation in suitable form for use as a curative or remedial substance taken either internally or externally by any person.
Verification means the process of comparing sets of data to establish the validity of a claimed identity (one-to-one check);
Quality Management System means a set of interrelated or interacting elements that organisations use to direct and control how quality policies are implemented and quality objectives are achieved;
Psychotropic medication means medication the prescribed intent of which is to affect or alter thought processes, mood, or behavior including but not limited to anti-psychotic, antidepressant, anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), and behavior medications. The classification of a medication depends upon its stated, intended effect when prescribed.
Emergency medical technician means a person who is either an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P (paramedic), and possesses a valid certificate or license in accordance with the standards of Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code.
Anesthesiologist means a physician granted clinical privileges to administer anesthesia.