The irony is these are the same people that almost treat the term evidence based as something they invented and in my view never even question if their own
care meets the definition.
Not exact matches
The measure comes after the federal Affordable
Care Act redefined small group employers as being businesses with 100 or fewer employees, doubling New York's historic standard of 50 or fewer employees to
meet the
definition.
Accredited means that Project Perry, Inc.
meets the comprehensive and rigorous
definition of a true sanctuary and is providing humane and responsible
care of parrots and other birds,
meeting rigorous and peer - reviewed standards for operations, administration, and veterinary
care established by GFAS.
In addition, HB 515 establishes a holding period for both stray animals and those surrendered by their families, it gives the person surrendering the animal the ability to change their mind and reclaim the animal, it bifurcates the holding period to incentivize adoptions and rescue transfers, it allows «shelters» to transfer animals to rescue groups right away to free up cage and kennel space thus reducing costs while increasing lifesaving, it mandates prompt and necessary
care and environmental enrichment, and for those who are irremediably suffering, rigorously defined, it puts in place a mechanism to end their lives in as kind and compassionate a manner as possible and one that
meets the dictionary
definition for «euthanasia.»
But Savage said he was «not persuaded» that a duty of
care only exists «when the police engage in a pursuit that
meets the technical
definition of the word.»
However, a case manager may be a covered entity because, depending on the case manager's activities, the person may
meet the
definition of either a health
care provider or a health plan.
However, if services provided by the disease or case manager
meet the
definition of treatment and the person otherwise
meets the
definition of «health
care provider,» such a person is a health
care provider for purposes of this rule.
If not and the activity otherwise
meets the
definition of health
care operations, the activity is not research and may be conducted under the health
care operations provisions of this rule.
Therefore, we clarify that a researcher may also be a health
care provider if that researcher provides health
care, e.g., provides treatment to subjects in a research study, and otherwise
meets the
definition of a health
care provider, regardless of whether there is a component of the research study that is unrelated to the health
care of the research subjects.
We therefore clarify that to the extent that 24 - hour coverage plans have a health
care component that
meets the
definition of «health plan» in the final rule, such components must abide by the provisions of the final rule.
Response: We clarify that, in general, a researcher is also a health
care provider if the researcher provides health
care to subjects in a clinical research study and otherwise
meets the
definition of «health
care provider» under the rule.
Response: We agree that online companies are covered entities under the rule if they otherwise
meet the
definition of health
care provider or health plan and satisfy the other requirements of the rule, i.e., providers must also transmit health information in electronic form in connection with a HIPAA transaction.
For example, a social service worker whose activities
meet this rule's
definition of health
care will be a health
care provider.
We expect that in most cases, government agencies that run health plans or provide health
care services would typically
meet the
definition of a «hybrid entity» under § 164.504 (a), so that such an agency would be required to designate the health
care component or components that run the program or programs in question under § 164.504 (c)(3), and the rules would not apply to the remainder of the agency's operations, under § 164.504 (b).
Uses and disclosures in these cases come within the
definition of «health
care operations,» provided that the requirements of § 164.514 (g) are
met, if applicable.
These authorizations may also be useful to accomplish clinical coordination and integration among covered entities that do not
meet the
definitions of affiliated covered entities or organized health
care arrangements.
The Office for Human Research Protection interprets 45 CFR part 46 to require IRB review as soon as an activity
meets the
definition of research, regardless of whether the activity began as «health
care operations» or «public health,» for example.
The examples of entities in our proposed
definition we continue to consider to be health
care clearinghouses, as well as any other entities that
meet that
definition, to the extent that they perform the functions in the
definition.
Disease managers may be health
care providers or health plans, if they otherwise
meet the respective
definitions and perform disease management activities on their own behalf.
An entity that is a health plan, health
care provider, or health
care clearinghouse
meets the statutory
definition of covered entity regardless of how much time is devoted to carrying out health
care - related functions, or regardless of what percentage of their total business applies to health
care - related functions.
This decision is a departure from Walsh and Echelon General Insurance Company, FSCO A15 - 007448 (August 31, 2016) which found that a professional service provider does not need to
care for the claimant in his or her pre-accident working hours to
meet the
definition of «incurred».
Response: We clarify that health
care providers who submit the transactions in standard electronic form, health plans, and health
care clearinghouses are covered entities if they
meet the respective
definitions.
Another social service worker may provide services that do not
meet the rule's
definition of health
care, or may not transmit information in a standard transaction.
Covered entities under common ownership or control that elect not to designate themselves as a single affiliated covered entity, however, may elect to produce a joint notice if they
meet the
definition of an organized health
care arrangement.)
We note that, while coverage for on - site medical clinics is excluded from
definition of «health plans,» such clinics may
meet the
definition of «health
care provider» and persons who work in the clinic may also
meet the
definition of health
care provider.»
We note here that the term health
care clearinghouse may have other meanings and connotations in other contexts, but the regulation defines it specifically, and an entity is considered a health
care clearinghouse only to the extent that it
meets the criteria in this
definition.
Thus, health
care providers include persons, such as those noted by the commenters, to the extent that they
meet the
definition.
This Census Bureau survey contains data on the number and proportion of establishments, by Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC code), that have revenues of less than $ 5 million, which
meets the Small Business Administration's
definition of a small business in the health
care sector.
Any use or disclosure for fundraising purposes that does not
meet the requirements of § 164.514 (f) and does not fall within the
definition of health
care operations (see § 164.501), requires authorization.
The laws of all American jurisdictions permit unlicensed allied health professionals, such as medical assistants, to «perform or assist in the performance of specified professional services» as directed to do so by a physician or other qualified health
care professional.5 Consequently, medical assistants
meet the CPT
definition of clinical staff.
Overall, rural census tracts are the most likely to be classified as child
care deserts, with 58 percent of rural communities
meeting that
definition.
They
meet the legal
definition of homeless for public schools under the McKinney - Vento Act; Head Start and Early Head Start programs; Child
Care and Development Fund programs; and Early Intervention (IDEA Part C) programs.