Specialist Physician definition

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.
Specialist Physician or “Specialist” means a Physician who assumes responsibility for the delivery of specialty medical services to Insureds. These specialty medical services include any Physician services not related to the ongoing primary care of the Insured.
Specialist Physician or “Specialist” means a Plan Provider who has an independent contractor agreement with the CO-OP 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 Plan Specialist Physician’s agreement with the CO-OP may terminate. In the event that a Member’s Plan Specialist Physician’s agreement terminates, another Plan Specialist Physician will be selected for the Member if those services are still required.

Examples of Specialist Physician in a sentence

  • Orthopaedic shoes when Prescribed by a Specialist Physician Rental or purchase of a motorized electric wheelchair (when prescribed by a Specialist Physician and is medically necessary), hospital bed or iron lung.


More Definitions of Specialist Physician

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 Physician means a Participating Physician who is not a Primary Care Physician and who provides Physician Services to Members within the range of his or her medical specialty; who meets all other requirements for Specialist Physicians contained in Crescent’s or the Payor’s or TPA’s policies or procedures, as applicable; and who has elected, pursuant to Section 11.11 of this Agreement, to be designated as a Specialist Physician.
Specialist Physician means a physician who is a certificant or fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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.  “Specialty Drugs” are high-cost oral, injectable, infused or inhaled Covered Drugs as identified by HPN’s P&T Committee that are either self-administered or administered by a healthcare Provider and used or obtained in either an outpatient or home setting.
Specialist Physician means a Physician who provides Medical Care in any generally accepted medical specialty or subspecialty.
Specialist Physician means a physician who is not a primary care physician.
Specialist Physician means any Physician who is not a Member’s PCP, and who provides medical services to Members within the range of a particular medical specialty.