PCP definition

PCP means a primary care physician, which is a physician who has a primary specialty designation of internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology.
PCP means a qualified physician, or certified nurse practitioner or team of no more than four (4) qualified physicians/nurse practitioners which provides all required primary care services contained in the Benefit Package to Enrollees.

Examples of PCP in a sentence

  • You do not need to get approval or a referral first from your PCP.

  • As a member of our plan, you must choose a network PCP (for more information about this, see Section 2.1 in this chapter).

  • This is called giving you a “referral.” For more information about this, see Section 2.3 of this chapter.o Referrals from your PCP are not required for emergency care or urgently needed services.

  • Services or supplies which in the judgment of the PCP or HMO are not Medically Necessary and essential to the diagnosis or direct care and treatment of a sickness, injury, condition, disease or bodily malfunction as defined herein.

  • Private duty nursing, except when determined to be Medically Necessary and ordered or authorized by the PCP.


More Definitions of PCP

PCP means a provider who gives or directs health care services for you. PCPs include internists, family practitioners, general practitioners, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN), Physician Assistants (PA), obstetrician gynecologist (ob-gyn) and pediatricians or any other practice allowed by us. A PCP supervises, directs and gives initial care and basic medical services to you and is in charge of your ongoing care.
PCP means health care practitioners in the following disciplines:
PCP means each personal contract plan agreement entered into between an Obligor and VWFS in the form of standard business terms or otherwise pursuant to which VWFS has provided financing to an Obligor where the Final Rental Amount is substantially greater than the previous payments due under such contract and such Final Rental Amount is optional pursuant to the terms of such contract.
PCP means Primary Care Physician/Practitioner. “PIHP” means Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan.
PCP means a health care provider who, within the scope of the provider’s practice, supervises, coordinates, prescribes or otherwise provides or proposes to provide health care services to a Member, initiates Member referral for specialist care and maintains continuity of Member care.
PCP means a Primary Care Provider; an individual who meets the requirements of A.R.S. §36-2901, and who is responsible for the management of a member’s health care. A PCP may be a physician defined as a person licensed as an allopathic or osteopathic physician according to A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 13 or Chapter 17, or a practitioner defined as physician assistant licensed under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 25, or a certified nurse practitioner licensed under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15.
PCP means a Plan Provider who has an independent contractor agreement with HPN to assume responsibility for arranging and coordinating the delivery of Covered Services to Members. A Primary Care Physician’s agreement with HPN may terminate. In the event that a Member’s Primary Care Physician’s agreement terminates, the Member will be required to select another Primary Care Physician.