eligible professional
Defined in 5 places of the United States Code.
In this subparagraph, the term “eligible professional” has the meaning given such term in subsection (k)(3)(B).
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- 2014–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment for physicians services · under this part
The term “eligible professional” has the meaning given that term for purposes of the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4).
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- 2010–present42 U.S.C. § 1395w-5The Public Health and Welfare · Public reporting of performance information · in this section
The term “eligible professional” has the meaning given that term in section 1395w–4(k)(3)(B) of this title and includes a group that includes such professionals.
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- 2015–present42 U.S.C. § 1395LThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment of benefits · under this section
The term “eligible professional” means a—
(i) physician;
(ii) dentist;
(iii) certified nurse mid-wife;
(iv) nurse practitioner; and
(v) physician assistant insofar as the assistant is practicing in a rural health clinic that is led by a physician assistant or is practicing in a Federally qualified health center that is so led.
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- 2009–present42 U.S.C. § 1396BThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment to States · under this section
The term “eligible professional” means a physician, as defined in section 1395x(r) of this title.
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- 2009–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment for physicians services · under this section
The term “eligible professional” means any of the following:
(i) A physician.
(ii) A practitioner described in section 1395u(b)(18)(C) of this title.
(iii) A physical or occupational therapist or a qualified speech-language pathologist.
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- 2006–200842 U.S.C. § 1395WThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment for physicians services · under this part
The term “eligible professional” means any of the following:
(i) A physician.
(ii) A practitioner described in section 1395u(b)(18)(C) of this title.
(iii) A physical or occupational therapist or a qualified speech-language pathologist.
(iv) Beginning with 2009, a qualified audiologist (as defined in section 1395x(ll)(3)(B) of this title).
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- 2008–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment for physicians services · under this section
The terms “eligible professional” and “covered professional services” have the meanings given such terms in subsection (k)(3).
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- 2008–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment for physicians services · under this part
The terms “eligible professional”, “physician”, and “Secretary” have the meaning given such terms in section 1395w–5(i) of this title.
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- 2015–present42 U.S.C. § 1395w-6The Public Health and Welfare · Empowering beneficiary choices through continued access to information on physicians’ services · in this section