Preventive Service definition
Examples of Preventive Service in a sentence
The current recommendations of the United States Preventive Service Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009.
Preventive services that are aligned with biologic anatomy are covered as preventive in accordance with the United States Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) “A” or “B” rating.
If a Provider recommends a service or test based on an office visit (including a Preventive exam), your symptoms, a prior diagnosis, medical surveillance (shortened frequency interval due to increased personal risk), or treatment, the service or test will be considered diagnostic and will not be eligible for coverage as a Preventive Service.
Evidenced-based items or Services that have in effect a rating of "A" or "B" in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, except that the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Service Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention of breast cancer shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009.
If a Provider recommends a service or test based on an office visit (including a Preventive exam), your symptoms, or a prior diagnosis or treatment, the service or test will be considered diagnostic and will not be eligible for coverage as a Preventive Service.
Expenses for failure to keep a scheduled (except as indicated as covered under the Preventive Service category of this section) are not covered.
These guidelines are periodically updated to reflect current recommendations from organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF), and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Childhood Preventive Health Services includes Coverage for Well-Child Care in accordance with the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF).
Evidenced-based items or services that have in effect a rating of "A" or "B" in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, except that the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Service Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention of breast cancer shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009 (To see an updated list of the USPSTF “A” or “B” rated services.
Preventive services for pregnancy, as listed in the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force A&B recommenda- tions and Health Resources and Services Administration’s (“HRSA”) Women’s Preventive Service are covered as Preventive Care Services.