S.D. Admin. R. 67:16:39:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 67:16:39:01 - Definitions

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Designated covering provider," another physician at the PCP's clinic who has an arrangement with a PCP to act as the recipient's PCP when the recipient's PCP is unable to see the recipient;

(2) "Primary care provider program," a program which requires the management and treatment of a recipient's medical care by a single primary care provider, including necessary referrals by the primary care provider for specialty care or services;

(3) "Primary care provider" or "PCP," the physician or facility chosen by the recipient or assigned by the department under the provisions of §§ 67:16:39:05 and 67:16:39:06 to provide primary care provider program services; and

(4) "Primary health care services," the prescribing of or directing the use for any person any drug, medicine, apparatus, or other agency for the cure, relief, or palliation of any ailment or disease of the mind or body or the cure or relief of any wound, fracture, bodily injury, or deformity.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:16:39:01

20 SDR 135, effective 2/22/1994; 37 SDR 53, effective 9/23/2010; 46 SDR 050, effective 10/10/2019

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(4).