Principal physician definition

Principal physician means any person licensed to practice medicine in this State who agrees to perform certain medical services under contract with a comprehensive care facility, consistent with the policies of the facility.
Principal physician means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this State who agrees to perform certain medical services under contract with a nursing home, consistent with the policies of the nursing home.
Principal physician means [a person] an individual licensed to practice medicine in this State

Examples of Principal physician in a sentence

  • The new rules require the admitting physician to append the new HCPCS modifier “AI”, Principal physician of record, to the initial hospital care code.


More Definitions of Principal physician

Principal physician means [a person] an individual licensed to practice medicine in this State who agrees to perform certain medical services under contract with a [comprehensive care facility] nursing home, consistent with the policies of the [facility] nursing home.

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