Medical Board means the North Carolina Medical Board. Human service zone means a county or consolidated group of counties administering human services within a designated area in accordance with an agreement or plan approved by the department. To find a PCP or check that your provider is a PCP, please use the “Find a Doctor” tool on our website or call Customer Service. For the purpose of this plan, gynecologists, obstetricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants may be credentialed as PCPs.

PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) means, for the purpose of this plan, professional providers that are family practitioners, internists, and pediatricians. See Preventive Care and Early Detection Services in Section 3. PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES means covered healthcare services performed to prevent the occurrence of disease as defined by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Health and Human Services Commission or “HHSC” means the administrative agency established under Chapter 531, Texas Government Code, or its designee.ĭepartment of Health and Human Services means the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States government or any department or agency thereof that may hereafter be designated as the agency to administer the Social Security Act, as amended. Related to Health and Care Commissioning Board TOR

Tor meaning medical