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Department 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESDivision 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 510 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE RURAL MEDICAL ACCESS PROGRAM
Section 144-510-II - DEFINITIONS

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 510, § II

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Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 144-510-II - DEFINITIONS
1. "Department" refers to the Maine Department of Human Services.
2. "Family Practitioner" means a duly licensed physician who manages the personal, long term, comprehensive medical care, health maintenance and illnesses prevention of family members of all ages.
3. Obstetrics means the management of pregnancy, labor and child birth by obstetricians or family or general practitioners.
4. "Obstetrics/Gynecology" refers to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the female reproductive system and to the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the period immediately following childbirth.
5. "Obstetrician" means a duly licensed physician who practices Obstetrics.
6. "Obstetrician/Gynecologist" refers to a duly licensed physician who is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology or the American College of Osteopathic Obstetrics and Gynecology.
7. "Prenatal/Post Partum Care" means care given to the mother with reference to the fetus/infant. before and after birth. by an obstetrician or family or general practitioner.
8. "Referral agreement" refers to a written agreement between a physician who provides care in an underserved area without a facility for delivery and a licensed physician who performs the delivery outside that area.
9. "Health Manpower Shortage Area (HMSA)/populations" means an area or population that meets the current federal criteria for designation as such which are found at 42 C.F.R. § Part 5.
10. "Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)" means a Health Manpower Shortage Area (HMSA) and is used in place of HMSA for consistency with federal regulations set forth at 42 C.F.R. Part 5.10.11.
11. "Medically Underserved Area (MUA)/populations" refer to an area or population that meet the current federal criteria for designation as such which are found at 42 C.F.R. § Part 4.
12. "Primary Care Analysis Areas (PCAAs)" refer to the established set of 62 primary health care service areas utilized in Maine for the purpose of primary care services planning.
13. Physician practice area refers to an individual physician practice site.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 510, § II