If a medical service is provided by a nurse instead of a physician, is it still considered a medical visit?
As stated in the Instruction Manual v1.3 (available at http://careacttarget.org/library/rsr/RSR_Manual_v1-3_2-19-09.pdf) on page 4: ” Core medical services are a set of essential, direct health care services provided to persons living with HIV/AIDS and specified in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act. Outpatient/ambulatory medical care includes the provision of professional diagnostic and therapeutic services rendered by a physician, physician’s assistant, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse practitioner in an outpatient setting.
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