Individualized treatment plan means a written plan tailored to each individual patient that includes all of the following:
Medical director means the physician who oversees the pulmonary rehabilitation program at a particular site.
Nonphysician practitioner means a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist as those terms are defined in section 1861(aa)(5)(A) of the Act.
Outcomes assessment means an evaluation of progress as it relates to the individual's rehabilitation which includes the following:
Physician means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy as defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the Act.
Physician-prescribed exercise means aerobic exercise combined with other types of exercise (such as conditioning, breathing retraining, step, and strengthening) as determined to be appropriate for individual patients by a physician.
Psychosocial assessment means an evaluation of an individual's mental and emotional functioning as it relates to the individual's rehabilitation or respiratory condition which includes an assessment of those aspects of an individual's family and home situation that affects the individual's rehabilitation treatment, and psychosocial evaluation of the individual's response to and rate of progress under the treatment plan.
Pulmonary rehabilitation means a physician or nonphysician practitioner supervised program for COPD and certain other chronic respiratory diseases designed to optimize physical and social performance and autonomy.
Supervising practitioner means a physician or nonphysician practitioner that is immediately available and accessible for medical consultations and medical emergencies at all times items and services are being furnished to individuals under pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
42 C.F.R. §410.47