Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-HealthcareProviderTaxonomyHIPAA Language: en Properties This code system defines the following properties for its concepts Name Code URI Type Description Specializes Specializes Coding The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric. Generalizes Generalizes Coding Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship. Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired. Concepts This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-HealthcareProviderTaxonomyHIPAA provides a fragment that includes following codes in a Is-A hierarchy: Lvl Code Display Definition Status 1 101Y00000N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical experience and supervision for licensure or certification. active 2 101YA0400N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) active 2 101YM0800N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Mental Health active 2 101YP1600N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Pastoral active 2 101YP2500N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Professional active 2 101YS0200N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; School active 1 103GC0700N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Neuropsychologist; Clinical active 1 103S00000N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychoanalyst (1) A practitioner of psychoanalysis: methods of eliciting from patients their past emotional experiences and their role in influencing their current mental life, in order to discover the conflicts and mechanisms by which their pathologic mental state has been produced and to furnish hints for psychotherapeutic procedures, the method employs free association, recall and interpretation of dreams and interpretation of transference and resistance phenomena; (2) An individual who is educated with a doctor's degree in psychoanalysis or psychology, trained at an established psychoanalytic institute, and practices or adheres to the principles of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is a form of psychotherapy and a system of investigation for determining and understanding mental processes, which was originally conceived by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis involves the analysis and interpretation of dreams, resistances, and transferences, and uses free association and catharsis. Clinical practice requires licensure. active 2 103SA1400N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychoanalyst; Associate active 2 103SA1800N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychoanalyst; Affiliate active 1 103T00000N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist An individual who specializes in psychological research, testing, and/or therapy. Psychology is the branch of science that deals with mental processes and behavior, composed of the following major fields: abnormal, clinical, comparative, counseling, developmental, educational, engineering, experimental, industrial, learning, motivation, perception, personality, physiological, psychometrics, school, and social psychology. active 2 103TA0400N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) active 2 103TA0700N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Adult Development & Aging active 2 103TB0200N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Behavioral active 2 103TC0700N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Clinical active 2 103TC1900N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Counseling active 2 103TC2200N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Child, Youth & Family active 2 103TE1000N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Educational active 2 103TE1100N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Exercise & Sports active 2 103TF0000N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Family active 2 103TF0200N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Forensic active 2 103TH0100N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Health active 2 103TM1700N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Men & Masculinity active 2 103TM1800N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities active 2 103TP2700N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Psychotherapy active 2 103TP2701N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Psychotherapy, Group active 2 103TR0400N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Rehabilitation active 2 103TS0200N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; School active 2 103TW0100N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Women active 1 104100000N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Social Worker A clinical social worker is a person who is qualified by a master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree, licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker and practicing within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to patients and their families and dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. active 2 1041C0700N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Social Worker; Clinical active 2 1041S0200N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Social Worker; School active 1 106H00000N Behavioral Health & Social Service; Marriage & Family Therapist A mental health provider, e.g. social worker, psychologist, etc. who concentrates his/her practice on the social, emotional and psychological treatment of married couples and families. active 1 111N00000N Chiropracters; Chiropractor A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems. active 2 111NI0900N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Internist active 2 111NN0400N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Neurology active 2 111NN1001N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Nutrition active 2 111NR0200N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Radiology active 2 111NS0005N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Sports Physician active 2 111NT0100N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Thermography active 2 111NX0100N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Occupational Medicine active 2 111NX0800N Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Orthopedic active 1 122300000N Dental Service Providers; Dentist A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D. S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.). licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. Many dentists are general practitioners who handle a wide variety of dental needs. Other dentists practice in one of eight specialty areas recognized by the American Dental Association: oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, public health, oral pathology and pediatric dentistry. active 2 1223D0001Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Dental Public Health active 2 1223E0200Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Endodontics active 2 1223P0106Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Pathology, Oral & Maxillofacial active 2 1223P0221Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Pediatrics Dentistry (Pedodontics) active 2 1223P0300Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Periodontics active 2 1223P0700Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Prosthodontics active 2 1223S0112Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Surgery, Oral & Maxillofacial active 2 1223X0400Y Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Orthodontics active 1 124Q00000N Dental Service Providers; Dental Hygienist An individual who assists at the chairside in a dental operatory, performs reception and clerical functions, and does dental radiograph and selected dental laboratory procedures under the direction and supervision of a dentist. Post-high school education and education is not required, but many dental assistants are graduates of one or two-year post-high school education programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The balance of dental assistants are trained by the dentists who employ them. active 1 126800000N Dental Service Providers; Dental Assistant An individual who assists at the chairside in a dental operatory, performs reception and clerical functions, and does dental radiograph and selected dental laboratory procedures under the direction and supervision of a dentist. Post-high school education and education is not required, but many dental assistants are graduates of one or two-year post-high school education programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The balance of dental assistants are trained by the dentists who employ them. active 1 126900000N Dental Service Providers; Dental Laboratory Technician An individual trained or educated to perform one or more phases of the dental laboratory procedures required in the creation of a dental prosthetic, fabricated under a dental prescription (work authorization). active 1 1327D0700N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietary Manager; Dietary Management active 1 133N00000N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Nutritionist A specialist in adapting and applying food and nutrient knowledge to the solution of food and nutritional problems, the control of disease, and the promotion of health. Nutritionists perform research, instruct groups and individuals about nutritional requirements, and assist people in developing meal patterns that meet their nutritional needs; (2) A nutritionist is someone who has completed undergraduate and/or graduate training in the discipline of nutrition without necessarily meeting the academic and experience requirements to qualify for the Registered Dietitian designation. active 2 133NN1002N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Nutritionist; Nutrition, Education active 1 133V00000N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered A registered dietician (RD) is a food and nutrition expert who has successfully completed a minimum of a bachelor's degree at a US regionally accredited university or college and course work approved by The American Dietetic Association (ADA); an ADA-accredited or approved, supervised practice program, typically 6 to 12 months in length; a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; and continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration. active 2 133VN1004N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered; Nutrition, Pediatric active 2 133VN1005N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered; Nutrition, Renal active 2 133VN1006N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered; Nutrition, Metabolic active 1 136A00000N Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietetic Technician A person trained in food and nutrition who is an integral part of health care and foodservice management teams. A dietetic technician, registered (DTR) has successfully completed at least a two-year associate's degree at a US regionally accredited college or university; a dietetic technician program approved by The American Dietetic Association, including 450 hours of supervised practice experience; a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; and continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration. active 1 146L00000N Emergency Medical Service Providers; Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic An EMT, Paramedic is an individual trained and certified to perform advanced life support (ALS) in medical emergencies based on individual state boards. active 1 146M00000N Emergency Medical Service Providers; Emergency Medical Technician, Intermediate An Intermediate EMT is an individual trained and certified to perform intermediate life support treatment in medical emergencies based on individual state boards. active 1 146N00000N Emergency Medical Service Providers; Emergency Medical Technician, Basic A Basic EMT is an individual trained and certified to perform basic life support treatment in medical emergencies based on individual state boards. active 1 152W00000N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist An optometrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Optometry (O.D. ) degree, licensed by the state and practicing within the scope of that license. Optometrists examine the eyes and related structures to determine the presence of any abnormality and prescribe and adapt lenses or optical aids. They use drugs for diagnosis in all states and for treatment in some states. They do not perform surgery. active 2 152WC0800N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Contact Lens active 2 152WL0500N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Low Vision active 2 152WP0200N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Pediatrics active 2 152WS0006N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Sports Vision active 2 152WV0400N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Vision Therapy active 2 152WX0102N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Occupational Vision active 1 156FC0800N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Contact Lens active 1 156FC0801N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Contact Lens Fitter active 1 156FX1100N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Ophthalmic active 1 156FX1101N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Ophthalmic Medical Assistant active 1 156FX1201N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Optometric Assistant active 1 156FX1202N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Optometric Technician active 1 156FX1700N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Ocularist active 1 156FX1800N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Optician active 1 156FX1900N Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Orthoptist active 1 163W00000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse (1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span. active 2 163WA0400N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) active 2 163WA2000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Administrator active 2 163WC0200N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Critical Care Medicine active 2 163WC0400N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Case Management active 2 163WC1400N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; College Health active 2 163WC1500N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Community Health active 2 163WC1600N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Continuing Education/Staff Development active 2 163WC2100N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Continence Care active 2 163WC3500N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Cardiac Rehabilitation active 2 163WD0400N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Diabetes Educator active 2 163WD1100N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Dialysis, Peritoneal active 2 163WE0003N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Emergency active 2 163WE0900N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Enterstomal Therapy active 2 163WF0300N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Flight active 2 163WG0000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; General Practice active 2 163WG0100N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Gastroenterology active 2 163WG0600N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Gerontology active 2 163WH0200N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Home Health active 2 163WH0500N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Hemodialysis active 2 163WH1000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Hospice active 2 163WI0500N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Infusion Therapy active 2 163WI0600N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Infection Control active 2 163WL0100N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Lactation Consultant active 2 163WM0102N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Maternal Newborn active 2 163WM0705N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Medical-Surgical active 2 163WM1400N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Massage Therapy active 2 163WN0002N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Neonatal Intensive Care active 2 163WN0003N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Neonatal, Low-Risk active 2 163WN0300N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Nephrology active 2 163WN0800N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Neuroscience active 2 163WN1003N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Nutrition Support active 2 163WP0000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Pain Management active 2 163WP0200N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Pediatrics active 2 163WP0218N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Pediatric Oncology active 2 163WP0807N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Adolescent active 2 163WP0808N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Psychiatric/Mental Health active 2 163WP0809N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult active 2 163WP1700N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Perinatal active 2 163WP2200N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Post-Anesthesia active 2 163WP2201N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Post-Anesthesia, Ambulatory active 2 163WR0400N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Rehabilitation active 2 163WR1000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility active 2 163WS0121N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Surgery, Plastic active 2 163WS0200N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; School active 2 163WU0100N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Urology active 2 163WW0000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Wound Care active 2 163WW0101N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Women's Health Care, Ambulatory active 2 163WX0002N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Obstetric, High-Risk active 2 163WX0003N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Obstetric, Inpatient active 2 163WX0106N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Occupational Health active 2 163WX0200N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Oncology active 2 163WX0601N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck active 2 163WX0800N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Orthopedic active 2 163WX1000N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Operating Room active 2 163WX1100N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Ophthalmic active 2 163WX1500N Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Ostomy Care active 1 164W00000N Nursing Service Providers; Licensed Practical Nurse An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states. active 1 164X00000N Nursing Service Providers; Licensed Vocational Nurse An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. \[An alternate term for licensed practical nurse arising from difference in occupational titles between states and post-high school training programs and institutions.\] Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states. active 1 171100000N Other Service Providers; Acupuncturist An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia. active 1 171WH0202N Other Service Providers; Contractor; Home Modifications active 1 172A00000N Other Service Providers; Driver A person employed to operate a motor vehicle as a carrier of persons or property. active 1 173000000N Other Service Providers; Legal Medicine The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections. active 1 1744G0900N Other Service Providers; Specialist; Graphics Designer active 1 1744P3200N Other Service Providers; Specialist; Prosthetics Case Management active 1 1744R1102N Other Service Providers; Specialist; Research Study active 1 1744R1103N Other Service Providers; Specialist; Research Data Abstracter/Coder active 1 174MM1900N Other Service Providers; Veterinarian; Medical Research active 1 175F00000N Other Service Providers; Naturopath An individual who practices naturopathy, a system of therapeutics in which neither surgical nor medicinal agents are used, dependence being placed only on natural (nonmedicinal) forces. active 1 175L00000N Other Service Providers; Homeopath A provider who is educated and trained in a system of therapeutics in which diseases are treated by drugs which are capable of producing in healthy persons symptoms like those of the disease to be treated. Treatment requires administering a drug in minute doses. active 1 175M00000N Other Service Providers; Midwife, Lay (Non-nurse) A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states. active 1 176P00000N Other Service Providers; Funeral Director A person, usually an embalmer, whose business is to arrange for the burial or cremation of the dead and to assist at the funeral rites. active 1 183500000N Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist An individual who is licensed to prepare and sell or dispense drugs and compounds and to make up prescriptions. active 2 1835G0000N Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; General Practice active 2 1835N0905N Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Nuclear Pharmacy active 2 1835N1003N Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Nutrition Support active 2 1835P1200N Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Pharmacotherapy active 2 1835P1300N Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Psychopharmacy active 1 1847P3400N Pharmacy Service Providers; Technician; Pharmacy active 1 203B00000N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath A physician is a person qualified by a doctorate in medicine (M.D.) or osteopathy (D.O.), licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. A physician generally has primary responsibility for the health care of the patient. While M.D.s and D.O.s may use all accepted methods of treatment, including drugs and surgery, D.O.s place special emphasis on the body's musculoskeletal systems. active 2 203BA0000Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine active 2 203BA0001N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine: Family Practice active 2 203BA0002Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine: Internal Medicine active 2 203BA0003Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine: Pediatrics active 2 203BA0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Aerospace Medicine active 2 203BA0101Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Aerospace Medicine: Preventive Medicine active 2 203BA0200N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Allergy active 2 203BA0201Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Allergy & Immunology active 2 203BA0202N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Allergy & Immunology: Internal Medicine active 2 203BA0300Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Anesthesiology active 2 203BA0401N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Addiction Medicine active 2 203BA0501N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Only, Under 16 active 2 203BA0502N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Only, Under 21 active 2 203BA0503N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Age Specific, Greater than 1 Year Old active 2 203BA0504N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Age Specific, Newborns Only active 2 203BB0000N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Blood Banking active 2 203BB0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine active 2 203BB0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Body Imaging active 2 203BC0000Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiac Electrophysiology active 2 203BC0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Clinical active 2 203BC0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiology active 2 203BC0200Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine active 2 203BC0201Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine: Anesthesiology active 2 203BC0202Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine: Internal Medicine active 2 203BC0203Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine: OB/GYN active 2 203BC0300Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cytogenetics, Clinical active 2 203BC0500Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cytopathology active 2 203BC2500Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiovascular Disease active 2 203BD0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatology active 2 203BD0101Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatology Micrographic Surgery active 2 203BD0300N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Diabetes active 2 203BD0900Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatopathology active 2 203BD0901N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatopathology: Dermatology active 2 203BE0004Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Emergency Medicine active 2 203BE0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Endocrinology active 2 203BE0101Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism active 2 203BE0102Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Endocrinology, Reproductive active 2 203BF0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Family Practice active 2 203BF0201Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Forensic Pathology active 2 203BF0202N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Forensic Psychiatry active 2 203BG0000Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; General Practice active 2 203BG0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Gastroenterology active 2 203BG0200Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Medical active 2 203BG0201Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical (M.D.) active 2 203BG0202Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical Biochemical active 2 203BG0203Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical Molecular active 2 203BG0204Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical Biochemical/ Molecular active 2 203BG0300N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine active 2 203BG0301Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine: Family Practice active 2 203BG0302Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine: General Practice active 2 203BG0303Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine: Internal Medicine active 2 203BG0400N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Gynecology active 2 203BH0000Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology active 2 203BH0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology: Internal Medicine active 2 203BH0002Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology: Pathology active 2 203BH0003Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology & Oncology active 2 203BI0001N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory active 2 203BI0002N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological active 2 203BI0003Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Dermatological active 2 203BI0004Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology: Laboratory , Diagnostic active 2 203BI0005N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory: Allergy & Immunology active 2 203BI0006N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory: Internal Medicine active 2 203BI0007N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory: Pediatric active 2 203BI0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunopathology active 2 203BI0200Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Infectious Diseases active 2 203BI0300Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Internal Medicine active 2 203BI0400N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Infertility active 2 203BL0000Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Laboratory Medicine active 2 203BM0101Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Maternal & Fetal Medicine active 2 203BM0200Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Medical Diseases of the Chest active 2 203BM0300Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Medical Microbiology active 2 203BN0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine active 2 203BN0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neonatology active 2 203BN0200N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neopathology active 2 203BN0300Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nephrology active 2 203BN0400Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neurology active 2 203BN0402Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neurology, Child active 2 203BN0500Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neuropathology active 2 203BN0600Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neurophysiology, Clinical active 2 203BN0700Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neuroradiology active 2 203BN0900Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Medicine active 2 203BN0901Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Cardiology active 2 203BN0902Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Imaging & Therapy active 2 203BN0903Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Medicine, In Vivo & In Vitro active 2 203BN0904Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Radiology active 2 203BP0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pain Management - Anesthesiology active 2 203BP0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology active 2 203BP0101Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Anatomic active 2 203BP0102Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical active 2 203BP0103Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Anatomic & Laboratory Medicine active 2 203BP0104Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Chemical active 2 203BP0105Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Clinical active 2 203BP0107N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Radioisotopic active 2 203BP0200Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatrics active 2 203BP0201Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Allergy & Immunology active 2 203BP0202Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Cardiology active 2 203BP0203Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine active 2 203BP0204Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Emergency Medicine active 2 203BP0205Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Endocrinology active 2 203BP0206Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Gastroenterology active 2 203BP0207Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Hematology Oncology active 2 203BP0208Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Infectious Diseases active 2 203BP0209Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Intensive Care active 2 203BP0210Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Nephrology active 2 203BP0211Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Neurology active 2 203BP0212Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Otolaryngology active 2 203BP0213Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Pathology active 2 203BP0214Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Pulmonology active 2 203BP0215N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Radiology active 2 203BP0216Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Rheumatology active 2 203BP0220N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Medical Toxocology active 2 203BP0400Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation active 2 203BP0500Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Preventive Medicine, General active 2 203BP0600Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Proctology active 2 203BP0800Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry active 2 203BP0801Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry & Neurology active 2 203BP0802Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Addiction active 2 203BP0803Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Child active 2 203BP0804Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent active 2 203BP0805Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Geriatric active 2 203BP0806N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Pediatric active 2 203BP0901N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Public Health & General Preventive Medicine active 2 203BP0903Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Public Health: Preventive Medicine active 2 203BP1001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pulmonary Diseases active 2 203BP1003Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pulmonary Medicine active 2 203BP1200N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pharmacotherapy active 2 203BP1300N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychopharmacy active 2 203BP2600N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pharmacology, Clinical active 2 203BP2900N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pain Medicine active 2 203BR0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiation Oncology active 2 203BR0002Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiation Therapy active 2 203BR0200Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology active 2 203BR0201Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Angiography & Interventional active 2 203BR0202Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Diagnostic active 2 203BR0203N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Therapeutic active 2 203BR0204N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Vascular & Interventional active 2 203BR0205N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiological Physics active 2 203BR0300N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radium Therapy active 2 203BR0402Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Rehabilitation Medicine active 2 203BR0500Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Rheumatology active 2 203BR0600N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Rhinology active 2 203BR0700Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Roentgenology active 2 203BR0701Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Roentgenology, Diagnostic active 2 203BS0000Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine active 2 203BS0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Emergency Medicine active 2 203BS0002Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Family Practice active 2 203BS0003Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Internal Medicine active 2 203BS0004Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Pediatrics active 2 203BS0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, General active 2 203BS0101Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery active 2 203BS0102Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgical Critical Care: Surgery active 2 203BS0104N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Abdominal active 2 203BS0105Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Hand active 2 203BS0106Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Hand: Orthopedic Surgery active 2 203BS0107Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Hand: Plastic Surgery active 2 203BS0108N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Head & Neck active 2 203BS0110Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Neurological active 2 203BS0111Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Obstetric & Gynecologic active 2 203BS0113Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic active 2 203BS0114N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Adult Reconstructive active 2 203BS0115N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Musculoskeletal Oncology active 2 203BS0116N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Pediatric active 2 203BS0117N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Spine active 2 203BS0119N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Trauma active 2 203BS0120Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Pediatric active 2 203BS0121Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Plastic active 2 203BS0122Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive active 2 203BS0123Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Facial Plastic active 2 203BS0125Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Thoracic active 2 203BS0126Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Thoracic Cardiovascular active 2 203BS0127N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Traumatic active 2 203BS0128Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Urological active 2 203BS0129Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, General Vascular active 2 203BS0130Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology & Facial Plastic Surgery active 2 203BS0133N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Cardiovascular active 2 203BT0000Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Toxicology, Medical active 2 203BT0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Toxicology, Medical: Preventive Medicine active 2 203BT0002Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Toxicology, Medical: Emergency Medicine active 2 203BT0100N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Thermography active 2 203BU0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Ultrasound, Diagnostic active 2 203BU0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Urology active 2 203BU0300Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Underseas Medicine: Preventive Medicine active 2 203BX0000N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Obstetrics active 2 203BX0001Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Obstetrics & Gynecology active 2 203BX0100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Occupational Medicine active 2 203BX0104Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Occupational Medicine: Preventive Medicine active 2 203BX0105Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Occupational-Environmental Medicine: Preventive Medicine active 2 203BX0200Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Oncology active 2 203BX0201Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Oncology, Gynecologic active 2 203BX0202Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Oncology, Medical active 2 203BX0300Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Ophthalmology active 2 203BX0500Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otolaryngology active 2 203BX0600Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otorhinolaryngology active 2 203BX0601N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck active 2 203BX0800N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Orthopedic active 2 203BX0900N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otology active 2 203BX0901N Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otology & Neurotology active 2 203BX2100Y Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Special Proficiency active 1 211D00000N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Assistant, Podiatric An individual who assists a podiatrist in tasks, such as exposing and developing x-rays; taking and recording patient histories; assisting in biomechanical evaluations and negative castings; preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment; providing the patient with postoperative instructions; applying surgical dressings; preparing the patient for treatment, padding, and strapping; and performing routine office procedures. active 1 213E00000N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist A podiatrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. Podiatrists diagnose and treat foot diseases and deformities. They perform medical, surgical and other operative procedures, prescribe corrective devices and prescribe and administer drugs and physical therapy. active 2 213EG0000N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; General Practice active 2 213EP0504N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Preventive Medicine: Public Health active 2 213EP1101N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Primary Podiatric Medicine active 2 213ER0200N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Radiology active 2 213ES0000N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Sports Medicine active 2 213ES0103N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Surgery, Foot & Ankle active 2 213ES0131N Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Surgery, Foot active 1 221700000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Art Therapist (1) An individual who uses art to achieve the therapeutic goals of symptom relief, emotional integration, and recovery from or adjustment to illness or disability. (2) An art therapist uses a form of treatment that enables patients with mental or physical disabilities to use art as a way of expressing and dealing with feelings and inner conflicts. (3) An individual who uses arts modalities and creative processes during intentional intervention in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community, or educational settings to foster health, communication, and expression; promote the integration of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning; enhance self-awareness; and facilitate change. active 1 222Z00000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Orthotist An individual skilled in the practice, making, use and application to individual cases of an orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent or correct deformities or to improve the function of movable parts of the body. active 1 224P00000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Prosthetist An individual skilled in the practice, making, use, and application to individual cases of an artificial substitute for a missing body part, such as an arm or leg, eye or tooth, used for functional or cosmetic reasons, or both. active 1 224Z00000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapy Assistant An Occupational Therapy assistant: provides medically prescribed occupational therapy services under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist to promote rehabilitation of patients in the hospital, home, schools and other settings; has completed a 2-year associate degree or one of the limited number of certificate programs; has met the qualifications as determined by the representative assembly and thus is entitled to use the term Certified occupational therapy assistant. active 1 225000000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Orthotics/Prosthetics Fitter An individual skilled in the practice, making, use and application to individual cases of an orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent or correct deformities or to improve the function of movable parts of the body. active 1 225100000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist (1) Physical therapists are health care professionals who evaluate and treat people with health problems resulting from injury or disease. PT's assess joint motion, muscle strength and endurance, function of heart and lungs, and performance of activities required in daily living, among other responsibilities. Treatment includes therapeutic exercises, cardiovascular endurance training, and training in activities of daily living. (2) A physical therapist is a person qualified by an accredited program in physical therapy, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. Physical therapists treat disease, injury, or loss of a bodily part by physical means, such as the application of light, heat, cold, water, electricity, massage and exercise. They develop treatment plans based upon each patient's strengths, weaknesses, range of motion and ability to function. (3) A health professional who specializes in physical therapy- the health care field concerned primarily with the treatment of disorders with physical agents and methods, such as massage, manipulation, therapeutic exercises, cold, heat (including short-wave, microwave, and ultrasonic diathermy), hydrotherapy, electric stimulation and light to assist in rehabilitating patients and in restoring normal function after an illness or injury. active 2 2251C0400N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Case Management active 2 2251C2600N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Cardiopulmonary active 2 2251E1200N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Ergonomics active 2 2251E1300N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Electrophysiology, Clinical active 2 2251G0304N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Geriatrics active 2 2251H1200N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Hand active 2 2251H1300N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Human Factors active 2 2251N0400N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Neurology active 2 2251P0200N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Pediatrics active 2 2251S0007N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Sports active 2 2251X0800N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Orthopedic active 1 225200000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapy Assistant (1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life. active 1 225400000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Practitioner A health care practitioner who trains or retrains individuals disabled by disease or injury to help them attain their maximum functional capacity. active 1 2255A2300N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Specialist/Technologist; Athletic Trainer active 1 2255R0406N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Specialist/Technologist; Rehabilitation, Blind active 1 225600000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Dance Therapist The dance therapist, sometimes called a movement therapist, focuses on rhythmic body movements as a medium of physical and psychological change. Dance therapy is practiced more often with mental health patients than with physically disabled patients. A master's degree is required by the American Dance Therapy Association to award the credentials Dance Therapist Registered (DTR). active 1 225700000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Massage Therapist An individual trained in the manipulation of tissues (as by rubbing, stroking, kneading, or tapping) with the hand or an instrument for remedial or hygienic purposes. active 1 225800000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Recreation Therapist A recreation therapist uses recreational activities for intervention in some physical, social or emotional behavior to bring about a desired change in that behavior and promote the growth and development of the patient. active 1 225900000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Respiratory Therapist A respiratory therapist is a person who has graduated from a respiratory therapy program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation, and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. A respiratory therapist administers oxygen and other gases and provides assistance with equipment to patients with either acute or chronic breathing difficulties, often within the home. active 2 2259P1700N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Respiratory Therapist; Perinatal active 1 225A00000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Music Therapist The music therapist works with patients with a broad variety of diagnoses and therapeutic goals. The interventions may involve musical performance with instruments, voice or body movements; listening to music; or attending musical events. active 1 225B00000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Pulmonary Function Technologist An individual who is trained and qualified in the techniques and procedures for assessment and treatment of diseases of the lungs and airways such as pneumonia, cancer, pleurisy, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and other disorders. Therapy involves assessment of lung functions, assisting the patient in therapeutic exercise and monitoring mechanical assistance to ventilation. active 1 225C00000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Counselor An individual trained and educated in a systematic process of assisting persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals assessment and appraisal, diagnosis and treatment planning, career (vocational) counseling, individual and group counseling interventions for adjustments to the medical and psychosocial impact of disability, case management, program evaluation and research, job analysis and placement counseling, and consultation on rehabilitation resources and technology. Certification generally requires a Master's degree with specialized courses in rehabilitation processes and technology. active 2 225CA2400N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Counselor; Assistive Technology Practitioner active 1 225CA2500N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Counselor; Assistive Technology Supplier active 1 225X00000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist An occupational therapist is a person qualified by completion of an approved program in occupational therapy, licensed by the state and practicing within the scope of that license, or where licensure does not exist, certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board. An occupational therapist evaluates the self-care, work and leisure performance skills of well and disabled clients and plans and implements programs to restore, develop or maintain the task performance skills necessary for daily living and for the client's particular occupational role. active 2 225XC0400N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Case Management active 2 225XE1200N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Ergonomics active 2 225XH1200N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Hand active 2 225XH1300N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Human Factors active 2 225XN1300N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Neurorehabilitation active 2 225XP0200N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Pediatrics active 2 225XR0403N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Rehabilitation, Driver active 1 226300000N Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Kinesiotherapist A provider trained and educated in the applied science of medically prescribed therapeutic exercise, education and adapted physical activities designed to improve the quality of line and health of adults and children by developing physical fitness, increasing mobility and independence, and improving psychosocial behavior. The kinesiotherapist seeks a coach-player relationship in which he/she helps the patient/client reach the goal of becoming an independent, self-sustaining person. Kinesiotherapists, as compared with physical therapists, put more emphasis on geriatric care, reconditioning and fitness, and psychiatric care. A large percentage of kinesiotherapists practice in Veterans Administration hospitals. active 1 231H00000N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist (1) A specialist in evaluation, habilitation and rehabilitation of those whose communication disorders center in whole or in part in hearing function. Audiologists are autonomous professionals who identify, assess, and manage disorders of the auditory, balance and other neural systems. Audiologists provide audiological (aural) rehabilitation to children and adults across the entire age span. Audiologists select, fit and dispense amplification systems such as hearing aids and related devices. (2) An audiologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in audiology, licensed by the state, where applicable, and practicing within the scope of that license. Audiologists evaluate and treat patients with impaired hearing. They plan, direct and conduct rehabilitative programs with audiotry substitutional devises (hearing aids) and other therapy. active 2 231HA2400N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist; Assistive Technology Practitioner active 2 231HA2500N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist; Assistive Technology Supplier active 1 2355A2700N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Specialist/Technologist; Audiology Assistant active 1 2355S0801N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Specialist/Technologist; Speech-Language Assistant active 1 235Z00000N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Speech-Language Pathologist A speech pathologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in speech-language pathology, and where applicable, licensed by the state and practicing within the scope of the license. Also, known as speech therapist, a speech pathologist evaluates patients with language and speech impairments or disorders, whether arising from physiological and neurological disturbances, defective articulation or foreign dialects, and conducts remedial programs designed to restore or improve their communication efficacy. Speech pathologists assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. active 1 237600000N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as "audiologist-hearing aid fitters" as opposed to states that license individuals as "audiologists". active 1 237700000N Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Hearing Instrument Specialist Individuals who test hearing for the selection, adaptation, fitting, adjusting, servicing, and sale of hearing aids. Hearing Instrument Specialist is a designation provided individuals who qualify by the National Hearing Aid Society. active 1 246QB0000N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Blood Banking active 1 246QC1000N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Chemistry active 1 246QC2700N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Cytotechnology active 1 246QH0000N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Hematology active 1 246QH0401N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Hemapheresis Practitioner active 1 246QH0600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Histology active 1 246QI0000N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Immunology active 1 246QL0900N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Laboratory Management active 1 246QL0901N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Laboratory Management, Diplomate active 1 246QM0706N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Medical Technologist active 1 246QM0900N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Microbiology active 1 246RH0600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Pathology; Histology active 1 246RM2200N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Pathology; Medical Laboratory active 1 246RP1900N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Pathology; Phlebotomy active 1 246VC0100N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiology active 1 246VC2400N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiopulmonary-Cardiovascular active 1 246VC2901N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiovascular: Invasive Technology active 1 246VC2902N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiovascular: Noninvasive Technology active 1 246VC2903N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiovascular: Vascular Technology active 1 246VP3600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Perfusionist active 1 246VS1301N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Sonography, Diagnostic Cardiac active 1 246VV0100N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Vascular active 1 246WC3000N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Cardiology; Cardiographic active 1 246WE0400N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Cardiology; ECG active 1 246YC3301N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Health Information; Coding Specialist, Hospital Based active 1 246YC3302N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Health Information; Coding Specialist, Physician Office Based active 1 246YR1600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Health Information; Registered Record Administrator active 1 246ZA2600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Art, Medical active 1 246ZB0301N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biomedical Engineering active 1 246ZB0302N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biomedical Photographer active 1 246ZB0500N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biochemist active 1 246ZB0600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biostatistician active 1 246ZE0500N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; EEG active 1 246ZE0600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Electroneurodiagnostic active 1 246ZF0200N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Forensic active 1 246ZG0701N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Graphics Methods active 1 246ZG1000N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Geneticist, Medical (PhD) active 1 246ZI1000N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Illustration, Medical active 1 246ZN0300N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Nephrology active 1 246ZS0400N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Surgical active 1 246ZV0500N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Virology active 1 2470A2800N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Health Information; Assistant Record Technician active 1 2471C1101N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Cardiovascular-Interventional Technology: Radiography active 1 2471C3401N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Computed Tomography: Radiation Therapy active 1 2471C3402N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Computed Tomography: Radiography active 1 2471D1300N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Dosimetrist, Medical active 1 2471M1201N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Radiation Therapy active 1 2471M1202N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Radiographer active 1 2471M2300N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Mammography: Radiography active 1 2471N0900N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Nuclear Medicine Technology active 1 2471Q0001N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Quality Management: Radiation Therapy active 1 2471Q0002N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Quality Management: Radiographer active 1 2471R0002N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Radiation Therapy active 1 2471R0003N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Radiation Physicist active 1 2471R1500N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Radiographer active 1 2471S1302N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Sonography, Diagnostic Medical active 1 2472B0301N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Biomedical Engineering active 1 2472D0500N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Darkroom active 1 2472E0500N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; EEG active 1 2472R0900N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Renal Dialysis active 1 2472V0600N Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Veterinary active 1 2514C0400N Agencies; Agency; Case Management active 1 2514H0200N Agencies; Agency; Home Health active 1 2514H0201N Agencies; Agency; Home Infusion active 1 2514H0300N Agencies; Agency; Hospice Care, Community Based active 1 2514N1101N Agencies; Agency; Nursing Care active 1 2514P0906N Agencies; Agency; Public Health or Welfare active 1 2514V0001N Agencies; Agency; Voluntary or Charitable active 1 261QA0600N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; 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Clinic/Center; Lithotripsy active 1 261QM0801N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) active 1 261QM1000N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Migrant Health active 1 261QM1100N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Military active 1 261QM1101N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Military Expanded Services active 1 261QM1102N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Military Operational Component active 1 261QM1200N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) active 1 261QM1300N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Multi-Specialty active 1 261QP0904N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Public Health, Federal active 1 261QP0905N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Public Health, State or Local active 1 261QP1100N Podiatry clinic (X12N 261QP1100N) active 1 261QP2000N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Physical Therapy active 1 261QP2300N Primary care clinic (X12N 261QP2300N) active 1 261QP2400N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Prison Health active 1 261QP3300N Pain clinic (X12N 261QP3300N) active 1 261QR0200N Radiology diagnostics or therapeutics unit A practice setting where radiology services (diagnostic or therapeutic) are provided (X12N 261QR0200N) active 2 261QX0203N Radiation oncology unit (X12N 261QX0203N) active 1 261QR0206N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology: Mammography active 1 261QR0207N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology: Mobile Mammography active 1 261QR0208N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology: Mobile active 1 261QR0400N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation active 1 261QR0401N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) active 1 261QR0404N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation: Cardiac Facilities active 1 261QR0405N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder active 1 261QR0800N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Recovery Care active 1 261QR1100N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Research active 1 261QR1300N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rural Health active 1 261QS0112N Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic active 1 261QS0132N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Surgery, Ophthalmologic active 1 261QS1000N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Student Health active 1 261QS1200N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Sleep Disorder Diagnostic active 1 261QU0200N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Urgent Care active 1 261QV0200N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; VA active 1 261QX0100N Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Occupational Medicine active 1 273R00000N Psychiatric hospital unit (X12N 273R00000N) active 1 273Y00000N Rehabilitation hospital unit active 1 275N00000N Hospital Units; Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit. active 1 276400000N Hospital Units; Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder Unit A distinct part of a hospital that provides medically monitored, interdisciplinary addiction-focused treatment to patients/clients who have psychoactive substance use disorders (commonly referred to as alcohol and drug abuse or substance abuse). active 1 281P00000N Chronic Care Facility (1) A hospital including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for diseases that have one or more of the following characteristics: is permanent; leaves residual disability; is caused by nonreversible pathological alteration; requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation; and/or may be expected to require a long period of supervision or care. In addition, patients require the safety, security, and shelter of these specialized inpatient or partial hospitalization settings. (2) A hospital that provides medical and skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who are not in an acute phase but who require an intensity of services not available in nursing homes active 2 281PC2000N Hospitals; Chronic Disease Hospital; Children active 1 282N00000N Hospitals; General Acute Care Hospital (X12N 282N00000N) active 2 282NC2000N Hospitals; General Acute Care Hospital; Children active 2 282NR1301N Hospitals; General Acute Care Hospital; Rural active 2 282NW0100N Hospitals; General Acute Care Hospital; Women active 3 2865C1500N Hospitals; Military Hospital; Community Health active 3 2865M2000N Hospitals; Military Hospital; Medical Center active 3 2865X1600N Hospitals; Military Hospital; Operational Component Facility active 1 283Q00000N Hospitals; Psychiatric Hospital An organization including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment mental health services to patients requiring the safety, security, and shelter of the inpatient or partial hospitalization settings. active 1 283X00000N Rehabilitation hospital (X12N 283X00000N) active 2 283XC2000N Hospitals; Rehabilitation Hospital; Children active 1 284300000N Hospitals; Special Hospital A designation by the AHA of a hospital whose primary function of the institution is to provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who have specified medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical. active 1 287300000N Hospitals; Christian Science Sanitorium A Christian Science sanitarium operated, or listed and certified, by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, furnishing inpatient hospital care services. active 1 291U00000N Laboratories; Clinical Medical Laboratory (1) A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology. active 1 292200000N Laboratories; Dental Laboratory A commercial laboratory specializing in the construction of dental appliances that conform to a dentist's specifications including the construction of dentures (complete or partial), orthodontic appliances, bridgework, crowns, and inlays. active 1 293D00000N Laboratories; Physiological Laboratory A laboratory that operates independently of a hospital and physician's office to furnish physiological diagnostic services (e.g. EEG's , EKG's, scans, etc.). Facilities offering ONLY physiological services are not certified as independent laboratories. If an independent laboratory offers physiological services IN ADDITION to clinical laboratory services, they are surveyed only for compliance with the clinical laboratory regulations because there are no health and safety regulations for physiological services. active 1 302F00000N Managed Care Organizations; Exclusive Provider Organization (1) An EPO is a form of PPO, in which patients must visit a caregiver that is specified on its panel of providers (is a participating provider). If a visit to an outside(not participating) provider is made the EPO offers very limited or no coverage for the medical service; (2) While similar to a PPO in that an EPO allows patients to go outside the network for care, if they do so in an EPO, they are required to pay the entire cost of care. An EPO differs from an HMO in that EPO physicians do not receive capitation but instead are reimbursed only for actual services provided; (3) An organization identical to a preferred provider organization except that persons enrolled in the plan are eligible to receive benefits only when they use the services of the contracting providers. No benefits are available when non-contracting providers are used, except in certain emergency situations. active 1 302R00000N Managed Care Organizations; Health Maintenance Organization (1) A form of health insurance in which its members prepay a premium for the HMO's health services which generally include inpatient and ambulatory care. For the patient, an HMO means reduced out-of-pocket costs (i.e. no deductible), no paperwork (i.e. insurance forms), and only a small copayment for each office visit to cover the paperwork handled by the HMO; (2) A organization of health care personnel and facilities that provides a comprehensive range of health services to an enrolled population for a fixed sum of money paid in advance for a specified period of time. These health services include a wide variety of medical treatments and consults, inpatient and outpatient hospitalization, home health service, ambulance service, and sometimes dental and pharmacy services. The HMO may be organized as a group model, an individual practice association (IPA), a network model or a staff model. active 1 305R00000N Managed Care Organizations; Preferred Provider Organization A group of physicians and/or hospitals who contract with an employer to provide services to their employees. In a PPO, the patient may got to the physician of his/her choice, even if that physician does not participate in the PPO, but the patient receives care at a lower benefit level. active 1 305S00000N Managed Care Organizations; Point of Service This product may also be called an open-ended HMO and offers a transition product incorporating features of both HMOs and PPOs. Beneficiaries are enrolled in an HMO but have the option to go outside the networks for an additional cost. active 1 311500000N Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Alzheimer Center (Dementia Center) A freestanding facility or special care unit of a long term care facility focusing on patient care of individuals diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's Disease or their related diseases. Six elements of the facility/unit set it apart from other (the rest of the) facilities(y): (1) Admission of residents with dementia (including those with Alzheimer's disease); (2) Staff who are specially selected, trained, and supervised; (3) Activities that are specifically designed for the cognitively impaired; (4) A marketing of a special care unit in brochures; (5) A high level of family involvement; and (6) A physical environment designed to keep residents safe and segregated from other populations. active 1 311Z00000N Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Custodial Care Facility A facility providing care that serves to assist an individual in the activities of daily living, such as assistance in walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, feeding, and using the toilet, preparation of special diets, and supervision of medication that usually can be self-administered. Custodial care essentially is personal care that does not require the continuing attention of trained medical or paramedical personnel. active 1 313M00000N Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility An institution (or a distinct part of an institution) which- (1) is primarily engaged in providing to residents- (A) skilled nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing care, (B) rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or, on a regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who because of their mental or physical condition require care and services (above the level of room and board) which can be made available to them only through institutional facilities, and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases; (2) has in effect a transfer agreement with one or more hospitals. active 1 314000000N Skilled nursing facility (X12N 314000000N) active 1 315D00000N Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Hospice, Inpatient A provider organization, or distinct part of the organization, which renders an interdisciplinary program providing palliative care, chiefly medical relief of pain and supporting services, which addresses the emotional, social, financial, and legal needs of terminally ill patients and their families where an institutional care environment is required for the patient. active 1 315P00000N Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Intermediate Care Facility, Mentally Retarded (1) A public institution for care of the mentally retarded or people with related conditions. (2) An institution giving active treatment to mentally retarded or developmentally disabled persons or persons with related conditions. The primary purpose of the institution is to provide health or rehabilitative services to such individuals. active 1 317400000N Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Christian Science Facility A Christian Science sanitarium operated, or listed and certified, by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, furnishing extended care services. active 1 322D00000N Residential Treatment Facilities; Residential Treatment Facility for Emotionally Disturbed Children A provider facility or distinct part of the organization which renders an interdisciplinary program of mental health treatment to individuals under 21 years of age who have persistent dysfunction in major life areas. The dysfunction is of an extent and pervasiveness that requires a protected and highly structured therapeutic environment. These organizations, or distinct part of organizations, exclude those that provide acute psychiatric care, partial hospitalization, group living, therapeutic schooling, primary diagnosis substance abuse disorder treatment, or primary diagnosis mental retardation or developmental disability treatment. active 1 323P00000N Residential Treatment Facilities; Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility A residential treatment center (RTC) is a facility or distinct part of a facility that providers, to children and adolescents, a total, twenty-four hour, therapeutically planned group living and learning situation where distinct and individualized psychotherapeutic interventions can take place. residential treatment is a specific level of care to e differentiated from acute, intermediate, and long-term hospital care, when the least restrictive environment is maintained to allow for normalization of the patient's surroundings. The RTC must be both physically and programmatically distinct if it is a part or subunit of a larger treatment program. A RTC is organized and professionally staffed to provide residential treatment of mental disorders to children and adolescents who have sufficient intellectual potential to respond to active treatment (that is , for whom it can reasonably be assumed that treatment of the mental disorder will result in an improved ability to function outside the RTC) for whom outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization or protected and structured environment is medically or psychologically necessary. active 1 324500000N Substance use rehabilitation facility (X12N 324500000N) active 1 331L00000N Suppliers; Blood Bank An institution (organization or distinct part thereof) that performs, or is responsible for the performance of, the collection, processing, storage and/or issuance of human blood and blood components, intended for transfusion. The institution may also collect, process, and/or distribute human tissue, including bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cells, intended for transplantation. active 1 332B00000N Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time. active 2 332BC3200N Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Customized Equipment active 2 332BD1200N Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Dialysis Equipment & Supplies active 2 332BN1400N Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Nursing Facility Supplies active 2 332BP3500N Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition active 2 332BX2000N Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Oxygen Equipment & Supplies active 1 332G00000N Suppliers; Eye Bank An eye bank procures and distributes eyes for transplant, education and research. To promote patient safety, donated eyes and donor medial histories are evaluated based on strict Eye Bank Association of America Medical Standards. active 1 332H00000N Suppliers; Eyewear Supplier (Equipment, not the service) An organization that provides spectacles, contact lenses, and other vision enhancement devices prescribed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist. active 1 332S00000N Suppliers; Hearing Aid Equipment The manufacture and/or sale of electronic hearing aids, their component parts, and related products and services on a national basis. active 1 332U00000N Suppliers; Home Delivered Meals Home-delivered meals are those services or activities designed to prepare and deliver one or more meals a day to an individual's residence in order to prevent institutionalization, malnutrition, and feelings of isolation. Component services or activities may include the cost of personnel, equipment, and food; assessment of nutritional and dietary needs; nutritional education and counseling; socialization services; and information and referral. active 1 333600000N Suppliers; Pharmacy A facility used by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medicinal preparations (drug store). A pharmacy is a facility whose primary function is to store, prepare and legally dispense prescription drugs through a licensed pharmacist. It meets any licensing or certification standards set forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. active 1 335E00000N Suppliers; Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier An organization which supplies or vends orthopedic appliances or apparatuses and artificial body parts used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to replace or improve function of body parts. active 1 335U00000N Suppliers; Organ Procurement Organization A federally designated organization that works with hospital personnel in retrieval of organs for transplantation. The federal government designates an OPO's service area and the hospitals with which an OPO is to establish working relationships. active 1 335V00000N Suppliers; Portable X-Ray Supplier A supplier of diagnostic x-ray services furnished in a place or residence used as the patient's home or, in certain circumstances, in an institution, where the institution cannot bill for the services. Portable x-ray services include: (1) skeletal films involving arms and legs, pelvis, vertebral column, and skull; (2) chest films which do not involve the use of contrast media (except routine screening procedures and tests in connection with routine physical examinations); and (3) abdominal films which do not involve the use of contrast media. Procedures and examinations which are excluded from portable x-ray services include the following: (1) procedures involving fluoroscopy;(2) procedures involving the use of contrast media; (3) procedures requiring the administration of a substance to the patient or injection of a substance into the patient and/or special manipulation of the patient; (4) procedures which require special medical skill or knowledge possessed by a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or which require that medical judgment be exercised; (5) procedures requiring special technical competency and/or special equipment or materials; (6) routine screening procedures; and (7) procedures which are not of a diagnostic nature. active 1 3416A0800N Transportation Services; Ambulance; Air active 1 3416L0300N Transportation Services; Ambulance; Land active 1 3416S0300N Transportation Services; Ambulance; Sea active 1 343900000N Transportation Services; Medical Transport (Van) A land vehicle with a capacity to meet special height, clearance, access, and seating, for the conveyance of persons in non-emergency situations. The vehicle may or may not be required to meet local county or state regulations. active 1 344600000N Transportation Services; Taxi A land commercial vehicle used for the transporting of persons in non-emergency situations. The vehicle meets local, county or state regulations set forth by the jurisdictions where it is located. active 1 353BL0002N Physicians (Other Roles); Physician/Osteopath; Laboratory Service Provider active 1 353BS0900N Physicians (Other Roles); Physician/Osteopath; Supplier active 1 363A00000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Physician Assistant A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician. active 2 363AM0700N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Physician Assistant; Medical active 2 363AS0400N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Physician Assistant; Surgical active 1 363L00000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner (1)A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners. active 2 363LA2100N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Acute Care active 2 363LA2200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Adult Health active 2 363LC0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Critical Care Medicine active 2 363LC1500N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Community Health active 2 363LF0000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Family active 2 363LG0600N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Gerontology active 2 363LN0000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Neonatal active 2 363LN0005N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Neonatal: Critical Care active 2 363LP0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Pediatrics active 2 363LP0222N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Pediatrics: Critical Care active 2 363LP0223N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Pediatrics: Acute Care active 2 363LP0808N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Psychiatric/Mental Health active 2 363LP1700N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Perinatal active 2 363LP2300N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Primary Care active 2 363LS0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; School active 2 363LW0102N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Women's Health active 2 363LX0001N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Obstetrics & Gynecology active 2 363LX0106N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Occupational Health active 1 364S00000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration. active 2 364SA2100N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Acute Care active 2 364SA2200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Adult Health active 2 364SC0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Critical Care Medicine active 2 364SC1501N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Community Health/Public Health active 2 364SC2300N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Chronic Care active 2 364SE0003N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Emergency active 2 364SE1400N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Ethics active 2 364SF0001N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Family Health active 2 364SG0600N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Gerontology active 2 364SH0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Home Health active 2 364SH1100N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Holistic active 2 364SI0800N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Informatics active 2 364SL0600N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Long-Term Care active 2 364SM0705N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Medical-Surgical active 2 364SN0000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Neonatal active 2 364SN0004N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Neonatal, High-Risk active 2 364SN0800N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Neuroscience active 2 364SP0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Pediatrics active 2 364SP0807N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Adolescent active 2 364SP0808N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health active 2 364SP0809N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult active 2 364SP0810N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Family active 2 364SP0811N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Chronically Ill active 2 364SP0812N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Community active 2 364SP0813N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Geropsychiatric active 2 364SP1700N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Perinatal active 2 364SP2800N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Perioperative active 2 364SR0400N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Rehabilitation active 2 364SR1300N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Rural Health active 2 364SS0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; School active 2 364ST0500N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Transplantation active 2 364SW0102N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Women's Health active 2 364SX0106N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Occupational Health active 2 364SX0200N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Oncology active 2 364SX0204N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Oncology, Pediatrics active 1 366B00000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Midwife, Certified A provider educated in the independent management of women's health and focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post-partum period, care of the newborn, family planning and gynecological needs of women and primary care of women. Certification requires education at the post-secondary level in midwifery and health services. active 1 367500000N Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered (1)A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition. active 1 374700000N Nursing Service Related Providers (1) A person with specialized training in a narrow field of expertise whose occupation requires training and is skilled in specific technical processes and procedures. (2) An individual having special skill or practical knowledge in an area, such as operation and maintenance of equipment or performance of laboratory procedures involving biochemical analyses. Special technical qualifications are normally required, though an increasing number or technicians also possess university degrees in science, and occasionally doctorate degrees. The distinction between technician and technologist in the health care field is not always clear. active 1 3747P1801N Nursing Service Related Providers; Technician; Personal Care Attendent active 1 374T00000N Nursing Service Related Providers; Christian Science Practitioner/Nurse Providers who are trained and educated to perform and administer services related to health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care, spiritual guidance and comfort for healing and health, restoration of health and health maintenance across the life span. active 1 374U00000N Nursing Service Related Providers; Technician; Home Health Aide A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes. active 1 376G00000N Nursing Service Related Providers; Nursing Home Administrator An individual, often licensed by the state, who is responsible for the management of a nursing home. active 1 376J00000N Nursing Service Related Providers; Homemaker A person who, under the supervision of a home health or welfare agency, assists elderly, ill, and disabled persons by providing services intended to preserve independent living and normal family life; frequently, household chores such as cooking and cleaning. active 1 376K00000N Nursing Service Related Providers; Nurse's Aide (1) An unlicensed individual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed nurse in the provision of patient/client activities as delegated by the nurse; (2) An individual trained (either on-the-job or through a formal course generally of less than one year) and experienced in performing patient or client-care nursing tasks that do not require the skills of a specialist, technician, or professional. Examples of tasks performed by nurses aides include changing clothes, diapers, and beds; assisting patients to perform exercises or personal hygiene tasks, and supporting communication or social interaction. Specific education and credentials are not required for this work. active
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Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor
A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical experience and supervision for licensure or certification.
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Mental Health
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Pastoral
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; Professional
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Counselor; School
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Neuropsychologist; Clinical
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychoanalyst
(1) A practitioner of psychoanalysis: methods of eliciting from patients their past emotional experiences and their role in influencing their current mental life, in order to discover the conflicts and mechanisms by which their pathologic mental state has been produced and to furnish hints for psychotherapeutic procedures, the method employs free association, recall and interpretation of dreams and interpretation of transference and resistance phenomena; (2) An individual who is educated with a doctor's degree in psychoanalysis or psychology, trained at an established psychoanalytic institute, and practices or adheres to the principles of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is a form of psychotherapy and a system of investigation for determining and understanding mental processes, which was originally conceived by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis involves the analysis and interpretation of dreams, resistances, and transferences, and uses free association and catharsis. Clinical practice requires licensure.
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychoanalyst; Associate
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychoanalyst; Affiliate
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist
An individual who specializes in psychological research, testing, and/or therapy. Psychology is the branch of science that deals with mental processes and behavior, composed of the following major fields: abnormal, clinical, comparative, counseling, developmental, educational, engineering, experimental, industrial, learning, motivation, perception, personality, physiological, psychometrics, school, and social psychology.
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Adult Development & Aging
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Behavioral
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Clinical
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Counseling
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Child, Youth & Family
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Educational
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Exercise & Sports
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Family
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Forensic
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Health
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Men & Masculinity
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Psychotherapy
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Psychotherapy, Group
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Rehabilitation
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; School
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Psychologist; Women
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Social Worker
A clinical social worker is a person who is qualified by a master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree, licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker and practicing within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to patients and their families and dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems.
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Social Worker; Clinical
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Social Worker; School
Behavioral Health & Social Service; Marriage & Family Therapist
A mental health provider, e.g. social worker, psychologist, etc. who concentrates his/her practice on the social, emotional and psychological treatment of married couples and families.
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.
Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Sports Physician
Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Thermography
Chiropracters; Chiropractor; Occupational Medicine
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D. S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.). licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. Many dentists are general practitioners who handle a wide variety of dental needs. Other dentists practice in one of eight specialty areas recognized by the American Dental Association: oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, public health, oral pathology and pediatric dentistry.
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Dental Public Health
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Endodontics
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Pathology, Oral & Maxillofacial
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Pediatrics Dentistry (Pedodontics)
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Periodontics
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Prosthodontics
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Surgery, Oral & Maxillofacial
Dental Service Providers; Dentist; Orthodontics
Dental Service Providers; Dental Hygienist
An individual who assists at the chairside in a dental operatory, performs reception and clerical functions, and does dental radiograph and selected dental laboratory procedures under the direction and supervision of a dentist. Post-high school education and education is not required, but many dental assistants are graduates of one or two-year post-high school education programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The balance of dental assistants are trained by the dentists who employ them.
Dental Service Providers; Dental Assistant
Dental Service Providers; Dental Laboratory Technician
An individual trained or educated to perform one or more phases of the dental laboratory procedures required in the creation of a dental prosthetic, fabricated under a dental prescription (work authorization).
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietary Manager; Dietary Management
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Nutritionist
A specialist in adapting and applying food and nutrient knowledge to the solution of food and nutritional problems, the control of disease, and the promotion of health. Nutritionists perform research, instruct groups and individuals about nutritional requirements, and assist people in developing meal patterns that meet their nutritional needs; (2) A nutritionist is someone who has completed undergraduate and/or graduate training in the discipline of nutrition without necessarily meeting the academic and experience requirements to qualify for the Registered Dietitian designation.
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Nutritionist; Nutrition, Education
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered
A registered dietician (RD) is a food and nutrition expert who has successfully completed a minimum of a bachelor's degree at a US regionally accredited university or college and course work approved by The American Dietetic Association (ADA); an ADA-accredited or approved, supervised practice program, typically 6 to 12 months in length; a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; and continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered; Nutrition, Pediatric
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered; Nutrition, Renal
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietician, Registered; Nutrition, Metabolic
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers; Dietetic Technician
A person trained in food and nutrition who is an integral part of health care and foodservice management teams. A dietetic technician, registered (DTR) has successfully completed at least a two-year associate's degree at a US regionally accredited college or university; a dietetic technician program approved by The American Dietetic Association, including 450 hours of supervised practice experience; a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; and continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.
Emergency Medical Service Providers; Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic
An EMT, Paramedic is an individual trained and certified to perform advanced life support (ALS) in medical emergencies based on individual state boards.
Emergency Medical Service Providers; Emergency Medical Technician, Intermediate
An Intermediate EMT is an individual trained and certified to perform intermediate life support treatment in medical emergencies based on individual state boards.
Emergency Medical Service Providers; Emergency Medical Technician, Basic
A Basic EMT is an individual trained and certified to perform basic life support treatment in medical emergencies based on individual state boards.
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist
An optometrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Optometry (O.D. ) degree, licensed by the state and practicing within the scope of that license. Optometrists examine the eyes and related structures to determine the presence of any abnormality and prescribe and adapt lenses or optical aids. They use drugs for diagnosis in all states and for treatment in some states. They do not perform surgery.
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Contact Lens
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Low Vision
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Pediatrics
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Sports Vision
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Vision Therapy
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Optometrist; Occupational Vision
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Contact Lens
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Contact Lens Fitter
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Ophthalmic
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Optometric Assistant
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Optometric Technician
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Ocularist
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Optician
Eye and Vision Service Providers; Technician/Technologist; Orthoptist
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Administrator
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Critical Care Medicine
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Case Management
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; College Health
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Community Health
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Continuing Education/Staff Development
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Continence Care
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Cardiac Rehabilitation
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Diabetes Educator
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Dialysis, Peritoneal
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Emergency
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Enterstomal Therapy
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Flight
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; General Practice
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Gastroenterology
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Gerontology
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Home Health
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Hemodialysis
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Hospice
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Infusion Therapy
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Infection Control
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Lactation Consultant
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Maternal Newborn
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Medical-Surgical
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Massage Therapy
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Neonatal Intensive Care
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Neonatal, Low-Risk
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Nephrology
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Neuroscience
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Nutrition Support
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Pain Management
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Pediatrics
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Pediatric Oncology
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Adolescent
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Perinatal
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Post-Anesthesia
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Post-Anesthesia, Ambulatory
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Rehabilitation
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Surgery, Plastic
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; School
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Urology
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Wound Care
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Women's Health Care, Ambulatory
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Obstetric, High-Risk
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Obstetric, Inpatient
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Occupational Health
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Oncology
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Orthopedic
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Operating Room
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Ophthalmic
Nursing Service Providers; Registered Nurse; Ostomy Care
Nursing Service Providers; Licensed Practical Nurse
An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states.
Nursing Service Providers; Licensed Vocational Nurse
An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. \[An alternate term for licensed practical nurse arising from difference in occupational titles between states and post-high school training programs and institutions.\] Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states.
An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
Other Service Providers; Contractor; Home Modifications
A person employed to operate a motor vehicle as a carrier of persons or property.
The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.
Other Service Providers; Specialist; Graphics Designer
Other Service Providers; Specialist; Prosthetics Case Management
Other Service Providers; Specialist; Research Study
Other Service Providers; Specialist; Research Data Abstracter/Coder
Other Service Providers; Veterinarian; Medical Research
An individual who practices naturopathy, a system of therapeutics in which neither surgical nor medicinal agents are used, dependence being placed only on natural (nonmedicinal) forces.
A provider who is educated and trained in a system of therapeutics in which diseases are treated by drugs which are capable of producing in healthy persons symptoms like those of the disease to be treated. Treatment requires administering a drug in minute doses.
Other Service Providers; Midwife, Lay (Non-nurse)
A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states.
Other Service Providers; Funeral Director
A person, usually an embalmer, whose business is to arrange for the burial or cremation of the dead and to assist at the funeral rites.
An individual who is licensed to prepare and sell or dispense drugs and compounds and to make up prescriptions.
Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; General Practice
Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Nuclear Pharmacy
Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Nutrition Support
Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacy Service Providers; Pharmacist; Psychopharmacy
Pharmacy Service Providers; Technician; Pharmacy
A physician is a person qualified by a doctorate in medicine (M.D.) or osteopathy (D.O.), licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. A physician generally has primary responsibility for the health care of the patient. While M.D.s and D.O.s may use all accepted methods of treatment, including drugs and surgery, D.O.s place special emphasis on the body's musculoskeletal systems.
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine: Family Practice
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine: Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Medicine: Pediatrics
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Aerospace Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Aerospace Medicine: Preventive Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Allergy
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Allergy & Immunology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Allergy & Immunology: Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Anesthesiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Addiction Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Only, Under 16
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Adolescent Only, Under 21
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Age Specific, Greater than 1 Year Old
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Age Specific, Newborns Only
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Blood Banking
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Body Imaging
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiac Electrophysiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Clinical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine: Anesthesiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine: Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Critical Care Medicine: OB/GYN
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cytogenetics, Clinical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cytopathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Cardiovascular Disease
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatology Micrographic Surgery
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Diabetes
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatopathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Dermatopathology: Dermatology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Emergency Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Endocrinology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Endocrinology, Reproductive
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Family Practice
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Forensic Pathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Forensic Psychiatry
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; General Practice
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Gastroenterology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Medical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical (M.D.)
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical Biochemical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical Molecular
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Genetics, Clinical Biochemical/ Molecular
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine: Family Practice
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine: General Practice
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Geriatric Medicine: Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Gynecology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology: Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology: Pathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Hematology & Oncology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Dermatological
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology: Laboratory , Diagnostic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory: Allergy & Immunology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory: Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory: Pediatric
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Immunopathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Infectious Diseases
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Infertility
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Laboratory Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Medical Diseases of the Chest
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Medical Microbiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neonatology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neopathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nephrology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neurology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neurology, Child
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neuropathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neurophysiology, Clinical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Neuroradiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Cardiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Imaging & Therapy
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Medicine, In Vivo & In Vitro
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Nuclear Radiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pain Management - Anesthesiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Anatomic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Anatomic & Laboratory Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Chemical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Clinical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pathology, Radioisotopic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatrics
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Cardiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Endocrinology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Gastroenterology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Hematology Oncology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Intensive Care
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Nephrology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Neurology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Otolaryngology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Pathology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Pulmonology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Radiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Rheumatology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pediatric Medical Toxocology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Preventive Medicine, General
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Proctology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry & Neurology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Addiction
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Child
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Geriatric
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychiatry, Pediatric
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Public Health: Preventive Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pulmonary Diseases
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pulmonary Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pharmacotherapy
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Psychopharmacy
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pharmacology, Clinical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Pain Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiation Oncology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiation Therapy
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Angiography & Interventional
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Diagnostic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Therapeutic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiology, Vascular & Interventional
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radiological Physics
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Radium Therapy
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Rehabilitation Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Rheumatology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Rhinology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Roentgenology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Roentgenology, Diagnostic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Emergency Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Family Practice
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Internal Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Sports Medicine: Pediatrics
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, General
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgical Critical Care: Surgery
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Abdominal
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Hand
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Hand: Orthopedic Surgery
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Hand: Plastic Surgery
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Head & Neck
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Neurological
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Obstetric & Gynecologic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Adult Reconstructive
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Musculoskeletal Oncology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Pediatric
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Spine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Orthopedic, Trauma
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Pediatric
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Plastic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Facial Plastic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Thoracic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Thoracic Cardiovascular
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Traumatic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Urological
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, General Vascular
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology & Facial Plastic Surgery
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Surgery, Cardiovascular
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Toxicology, Medical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Toxicology, Medical: Preventive Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Toxicology, Medical: Emergency Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Thermography
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Ultrasound, Diagnostic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Urology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Underseas Medicine: Preventive Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Obstetrics
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Obstetrics & Gynecology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Occupational Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Occupational Medicine: Preventive Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Occupational-Environmental Medicine: Preventive Medicine
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Oncology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Oncology, Gynecologic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Oncology, Medical
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Ophthalmology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otolaryngology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otorhinolaryngology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Orthopedic
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Otology & Neurotology
Physicians; Physician/Osteopath; Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Special Proficiency
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Assistant, Podiatric
An individual who assists a podiatrist in tasks, such as exposing and developing x-rays; taking and recording patient histories; assisting in biomechanical evaluations and negative castings; preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment; providing the patient with postoperative instructions; applying surgical dressings; preparing the patient for treatment, padding, and strapping; and performing routine office procedures.
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist
A podiatrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. Podiatrists diagnose and treat foot diseases and deformities. They perform medical, surgical and other operative procedures, prescribe corrective devices and prescribe and administer drugs and physical therapy.
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; General Practice
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Preventive Medicine: Public Health
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Primary Podiatric Medicine
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Radiology
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Sports Medicine
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Surgery, Foot & Ankle
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service; Podiatrist; Surgery, Foot
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Art Therapist
(1) An individual who uses art to achieve the therapeutic goals of symptom relief, emotional integration, and recovery from or adjustment to illness or disability. (2) An art therapist uses a form of treatment that enables patients with mental or physical disabilities to use art as a way of expressing and dealing with feelings and inner conflicts. (3) An individual who uses arts modalities and creative processes during intentional intervention in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community, or educational settings to foster health, communication, and expression; promote the integration of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning; enhance self-awareness; and facilitate change.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Orthotist
An individual skilled in the practice, making, use and application to individual cases of an orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent or correct deformities or to improve the function of movable parts of the body.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Prosthetist
An individual skilled in the practice, making, use, and application to individual cases of an artificial substitute for a missing body part, such as an arm or leg, eye or tooth, used for functional or cosmetic reasons, or both.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapy Assistant
An Occupational Therapy assistant: provides medically prescribed occupational therapy services under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist to promote rehabilitation of patients in the hospital, home, schools and other settings; has completed a 2-year associate degree or one of the limited number of certificate programs; has met the qualifications as determined by the representative assembly and thus is entitled to use the term Certified occupational therapy assistant.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Orthotics/Prosthetics Fitter
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist
(1) Physical therapists are health care professionals who evaluate and treat people with health problems resulting from injury or disease. PT's assess joint motion, muscle strength and endurance, function of heart and lungs, and performance of activities required in daily living, among other responsibilities. Treatment includes therapeutic exercises, cardiovascular endurance training, and training in activities of daily living. (2) A physical therapist is a person qualified by an accredited program in physical therapy, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. Physical therapists treat disease, injury, or loss of a bodily part by physical means, such as the application of light, heat, cold, water, electricity, massage and exercise. They develop treatment plans based upon each patient's strengths, weaknesses, range of motion and ability to function. (3) A health professional who specializes in physical therapy- the health care field concerned primarily with the treatment of disorders with physical agents and methods, such as massage, manipulation, therapeutic exercises, cold, heat (including short-wave, microwave, and ultrasonic diathermy), hydrotherapy, electric stimulation and light to assist in rehabilitating patients and in restoring normal function after an illness or injury.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Case Management
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Cardiopulmonary
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Ergonomics
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Electrophysiology, Clinical
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Geriatrics
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Hand
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Human Factors
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Neurology
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Pediatrics
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Sports
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapist; Orthopedic
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Physical Therapy Assistant
(1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Practitioner
A health care practitioner who trains or retrains individuals disabled by disease or injury to help them attain their maximum functional capacity.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Specialist/Technologist; Athletic Trainer
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Specialist/Technologist; Rehabilitation, Blind
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Dance Therapist
The dance therapist, sometimes called a movement therapist, focuses on rhythmic body movements as a medium of physical and psychological change. Dance therapy is practiced more often with mental health patients than with physically disabled patients. A master's degree is required by the American Dance Therapy Association to award the credentials Dance Therapist Registered (DTR).
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Massage Therapist
An individual trained in the manipulation of tissues (as by rubbing, stroking, kneading, or tapping) with the hand or an instrument for remedial or hygienic purposes.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Recreation Therapist
A recreation therapist uses recreational activities for intervention in some physical, social or emotional behavior to bring about a desired change in that behavior and promote the growth and development of the patient.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Respiratory Therapist
A respiratory therapist is a person who has graduated from a respiratory therapy program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation, and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. A respiratory therapist administers oxygen and other gases and provides assistance with equipment to patients with either acute or chronic breathing difficulties, often within the home.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Respiratory Therapist; Perinatal
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Music Therapist
The music therapist works with patients with a broad variety of diagnoses and therapeutic goals. The interventions may involve musical performance with instruments, voice or body movements; listening to music; or attending musical events.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Pulmonary Function Technologist
An individual who is trained and qualified in the techniques and procedures for assessment and treatment of diseases of the lungs and airways such as pneumonia, cancer, pleurisy, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and other disorders. Therapy involves assessment of lung functions, assisting the patient in therapeutic exercise and monitoring mechanical assistance to ventilation.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Counselor
An individual trained and educated in a systematic process of assisting persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals assessment and appraisal, diagnosis and treatment planning, career (vocational) counseling, individual and group counseling interventions for adjustments to the medical and psychosocial impact of disability, case management, program evaluation and research, job analysis and placement counseling, and consultation on rehabilitation resources and technology. Certification generally requires a Master's degree with specialized courses in rehabilitation processes and technology.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Counselor; Assistive Technology Practitioner
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Rehabilitation Counselor; Assistive Technology Supplier
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist
An occupational therapist is a person qualified by completion of an approved program in occupational therapy, licensed by the state and practicing within the scope of that license, or where licensure does not exist, certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board. An occupational therapist evaluates the self-care, work and leisure performance skills of well and disabled clients and plans and implements programs to restore, develop or maintain the task performance skills necessary for daily living and for the client's particular occupational role.
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Case Management
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Ergonomics
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Hand
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Human Factors
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Neurorehabilitation
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Pediatrics
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Occupational Therapist; Rehabilitation, Driver
Respiratory, Rehabilitative & Restorative; Kinesiotherapist
A provider trained and educated in the applied science of medically prescribed therapeutic exercise, education and adapted physical activities designed to improve the quality of line and health of adults and children by developing physical fitness, increasing mobility and independence, and improving psychosocial behavior. The kinesiotherapist seeks a coach-player relationship in which he/she helps the patient/client reach the goal of becoming an independent, self-sustaining person. Kinesiotherapists, as compared with physical therapists, put more emphasis on geriatric care, reconditioning and fitness, and psychiatric care. A large percentage of kinesiotherapists practice in Veterans Administration hospitals.
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist
(1) A specialist in evaluation, habilitation and rehabilitation of those whose communication disorders center in whole or in part in hearing function. Audiologists are autonomous professionals who identify, assess, and manage disorders of the auditory, balance and other neural systems. Audiologists provide audiological (aural) rehabilitation to children and adults across the entire age span. Audiologists select, fit and dispense amplification systems such as hearing aids and related devices. (2) An audiologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in audiology, licensed by the state, where applicable, and practicing within the scope of that license. Audiologists evaluate and treat patients with impaired hearing. They plan, direct and conduct rehabilitative programs with audiotry substitutional devises (hearing aids) and other therapy.
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist; Assistive Technology Practitioner
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist; Assistive Technology Supplier
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Specialist/Technologist; Audiology Assistant
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Specialist/Technologist; Speech-Language Assistant
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Speech-Language Pathologist
A speech pathologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in speech-language pathology, and where applicable, licensed by the state and practicing within the scope of the license. Also, known as speech therapist, a speech pathologist evaluates patients with language and speech impairments or disorders, whether arising from physiological and neurological disturbances, defective articulation or foreign dialects, and conducts remedial programs designed to restore or improve their communication efficacy. Speech pathologists assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders.
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter
An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as "audiologist-hearing aid fitters" as opposed to states that license individuals as "audiologists".
Speech, Language and Hearing Service; Hearing Instrument Specialist
Individuals who test hearing for the selection, adaptation, fitting, adjusting, servicing, and sale of hearing aids. Hearing Instrument Specialist is a designation provided individuals who qualify by the National Hearing Aid Society.
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Blood Banking
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Chemistry
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Cytotechnology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Hematology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Hemapheresis Practitioner
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Histology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Immunology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Laboratory Management
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Laboratory Management, Diplomate
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Medical Technologist
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Pathology; Microbiology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Pathology; Histology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Pathology; Medical Laboratory
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Pathology; Phlebotomy
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiopulmonary-Cardiovascular
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiovascular: Invasive Technology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiovascular: Noninvasive Technology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Cardiovascular: Vascular Technology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Perfusionist
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Sonography, Diagnostic Cardiac
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Cardiology; Vascular
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Cardiology; Cardiographic
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Cardiology; ECG
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Health Information; Coding Specialist, Hospital Based
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Health Information; Coding Specialist, Physician Office Based
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Health Information; Registered Record Administrator
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Art, Medical
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biomedical Engineering
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biomedical Photographer
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biochemist
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Biostatistician
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; EEG
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Electroneurodiagnostic
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Forensic
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Graphics Methods
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Geneticist, Medical (PhD)
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Illustration, Medical
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Nephrology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Surgical
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Specialist/Technologist, Other; Virology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Health Information; Assistant Record Technician
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Cardiovascular-Interventional Technology: Radiography
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Computed Tomography: Radiation Therapy
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Computed Tomography: Radiography
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Dosimetrist, Medical
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Radiation Therapy
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Radiographer
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Mammography: Radiography
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Nuclear Medicine Technology
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Quality Management: Radiation Therapy
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Quality Management: Radiographer
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Radiation Therapy
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Radiation Physicist
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Radiographer
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Radiologic Technologist; Sonography, Diagnostic Medical
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Biomedical Engineering
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Darkroom
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; EEG
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Renal Dialysis
Technologists, Technicians & Other; Technician, Other; Veterinary
Agencies; Agency; Hospice Care, Community Based
Agencies; Agency; Public Health or Welfare
Agencies; Agency; Voluntary or Charitable
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Adult Day Care
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Ambulatory Surgical
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Birthing
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Community Health
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Corporate Health
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Dental
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Emergency Care
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Endoscopy
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Health
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Infusion Therapy
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Lithotripsy
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center)
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Migrant Health
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Military
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Military Expanded Services
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Military Operational Component
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Multi-Specialty
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Public Health, Federal
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Public Health, State or Local
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Podiatric
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Physical Therapy
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Primary Care
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Prison Health
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Pain
Radiology diagnostics or therapeutics unit
A practice setting where radiology services (diagnostic or therapeutic) are provided (X12N 261QR0200N)
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Oncology, Radiation
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology: Mammography
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology: Mobile Mammography
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology: Mobile
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF)
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation: Cardiac Facilities
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Recovery Care
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Research
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rural Health
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Surgery, Oral/Maxillofacial
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Surgery, Ophthalmologic
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Student Health
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Sleep Disorder Diagnostic
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Urgent Care
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; VA
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Occupational Medicine
Hospital Units; Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit
A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.
Hospital Units; Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder Unit
A distinct part of a hospital that provides medically monitored, interdisciplinary addiction-focused treatment to patients/clients who have psychoactive substance use disorders (commonly referred to as alcohol and drug abuse or substance abuse).
(1) A hospital including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for diseases that have one or more of the following characteristics: is permanent; leaves residual disability; is caused by nonreversible pathological alteration; requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation; and/or may be expected to require a long period of supervision or care. In addition, patients require the safety, security, and shelter of these specialized inpatient or partial hospitalization settings. (2) A hospital that provides medical and skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who are not in an acute phase but who require an intensity of services not available in nursing homes
Hospitals; Chronic Disease Hospital; Children
Hospitals; General Acute Care Hospital; Children
Hospitals; General Acute Care Hospital; Rural
Hospitals; General Acute Care Hospital; Women
Hospitals; Military Hospital; Community Health
Hospitals; Military Hospital; Medical Center
Hospitals; Military Hospital; Operational Component Facility
An organization including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment mental health services to patients requiring the safety, security, and shelter of the inpatient or partial hospitalization settings.
Hospitals; Rehabilitation Hospital; Children
A designation by the AHA of a hospital whose primary function of the institution is to provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who have specified medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical.
A Christian Science sanitarium operated, or listed and certified, by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, furnishing inpatient hospital care services.
Laboratories; Clinical Medical Laboratory
(1) A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.
A commercial laboratory specializing in the construction of dental appliances that conform to a dentist's specifications including the construction of dentures (complete or partial), orthodontic appliances, bridgework, crowns, and inlays.
A laboratory that operates independently of a hospital and physician's office to furnish physiological diagnostic services (e.g. EEG's , EKG's, scans, etc.). Facilities offering ONLY physiological services are not certified as independent laboratories. If an independent laboratory offers physiological services IN ADDITION to clinical laboratory services, they are surveyed only for compliance with the clinical laboratory regulations because there are no health and safety regulations for physiological services.
Managed Care Organizations; Exclusive Provider Organization
(1) An EPO is a form of PPO, in which patients must visit a caregiver that is specified on its panel of providers (is a participating provider). If a visit to an outside(not participating) provider is made the EPO offers very limited or no coverage for the medical service; (2) While similar to a PPO in that an EPO allows patients to go outside the network for care, if they do so in an EPO, they are required to pay the entire cost of care. An EPO differs from an HMO in that EPO physicians do not receive capitation but instead are reimbursed only for actual services provided; (3) An organization identical to a preferred provider organization except that persons enrolled in the plan are eligible to receive benefits only when they use the services of the contracting providers. No benefits are available when non-contracting providers are used, except in certain emergency situations.
Managed Care Organizations; Health Maintenance Organization
(1) A form of health insurance in which its members prepay a premium for the HMO's health services which generally include inpatient and ambulatory care. For the patient, an HMO means reduced out-of-pocket costs (i.e. no deductible), no paperwork (i.e. insurance forms), and only a small copayment for each office visit to cover the paperwork handled by the HMO; (2) A organization of health care personnel and facilities that provides a comprehensive range of health services to an enrolled population for a fixed sum of money paid in advance for a specified period of time. These health services include a wide variety of medical treatments and consults, inpatient and outpatient hospitalization, home health service, ambulance service, and sometimes dental and pharmacy services. The HMO may be organized as a group model, an individual practice association (IPA), a network model or a staff model.
Managed Care Organizations; Preferred Provider Organization
A group of physicians and/or hospitals who contract with an employer to provide services to their employees. In a PPO, the patient may got to the physician of his/her choice, even if that physician does not participate in the PPO, but the patient receives care at a lower benefit level.
Managed Care Organizations; Point of Service
This product may also be called an open-ended HMO and offers a transition product incorporating features of both HMOs and PPOs. Beneficiaries are enrolled in an HMO but have the option to go outside the networks for an additional cost.
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Alzheimer Center (Dementia Center)
A freestanding facility or special care unit of a long term care facility focusing on patient care of individuals diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's Disease or their related diseases. Six elements of the facility/unit set it apart from other (the rest of the) facilities(y): (1) Admission of residents with dementia (including those with Alzheimer's disease); (2) Staff who are specially selected, trained, and supervised; (3) Activities that are specifically designed for the cognitively impaired; (4) A marketing of a special care unit in brochures; (5) A high level of family involvement; and (6) A physical environment designed to keep residents safe and segregated from other populations.
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Custodial Care Facility
A facility providing care that serves to assist an individual in the activities of daily living, such as assistance in walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, feeding, and using the toilet, preparation of special diets, and supervision of medication that usually can be self-administered. Custodial care essentially is personal care that does not require the continuing attention of trained medical or paramedical personnel.
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility
An institution (or a distinct part of an institution) which- (1) is primarily engaged in providing to residents- (A) skilled nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing care, (B) rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or, on a regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who because of their mental or physical condition require care and services (above the level of room and board) which can be made available to them only through institutional facilities, and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases; (2) has in effect a transfer agreement with one or more hospitals.
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Skilled Nursing Facility
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Hospice, Inpatient
A provider organization, or distinct part of the organization, which renders an interdisciplinary program providing palliative care, chiefly medical relief of pain and supporting services, which addresses the emotional, social, financial, and legal needs of terminally ill patients and their families where an institutional care environment is required for the patient.
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Intermediate Care Facility, Mentally Retarded
(1) A public institution for care of the mentally retarded or people with related conditions. (2) An institution giving active treatment to mentally retarded or developmentally disabled persons or persons with related conditions. The primary purpose of the institution is to provide health or rehabilitative services to such individuals.
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Christian Science Facility
A Christian Science sanitarium operated, or listed and certified, by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, furnishing extended care services.
Residential Treatment Facilities; Residential Treatment Facility for Emotionally Disturbed Children
A provider facility or distinct part of the organization which renders an interdisciplinary program of mental health treatment to individuals under 21 years of age who have persistent dysfunction in major life areas. The dysfunction is of an extent and pervasiveness that requires a protected and highly structured therapeutic environment. These organizations, or distinct part of organizations, exclude those that provide acute psychiatric care, partial hospitalization, group living, therapeutic schooling, primary diagnosis substance abuse disorder treatment, or primary diagnosis mental retardation or developmental disability treatment.
Residential Treatment Facilities; Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
A residential treatment center (RTC) is a facility or distinct part of a facility that providers, to children and adolescents, a total, twenty-four hour, therapeutically planned group living and learning situation where distinct and individualized psychotherapeutic interventions can take place. residential treatment is a specific level of care to e differentiated from acute, intermediate, and long-term hospital care, when the least restrictive environment is maintained to allow for normalization of the patient's surroundings. The RTC must be both physically and programmatically distinct if it is a part or subunit of a larger treatment program. A RTC is organized and professionally staffed to provide residential treatment of mental disorders to children and adolescents who have sufficient intellectual potential to respond to active treatment (that is , for whom it can reasonably be assumed that treatment of the mental disorder will result in an improved ability to function outside the RTC) for whom outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization or protected and structured environment is medically or psychologically necessary.
Residential Treatment Facilities; Substance Use Rehabilitation Facility
An institution (organization or distinct part thereof) that performs, or is responsible for the performance of, the collection, processing, storage and/or issuance of human blood and blood components, intended for transfusion. The institution may also collect, process, and/or distribute human tissue, including bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cells, intended for transplantation.
Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.
Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Customized Equipment
Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Dialysis Equipment & Supplies
Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Nursing Facility Supplies
Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition
Suppliers; Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies; Oxygen Equipment & Supplies
An eye bank procures and distributes eyes for transplant, education and research. To promote patient safety, donated eyes and donor medial histories are evaluated based on strict Eye Bank Association of America Medical Standards.
Suppliers; Eyewear Supplier (Equipment, not the service)
An organization that provides spectacles, contact lenses, and other vision enhancement devices prescribed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
The manufacture and/or sale of electronic hearing aids, their component parts, and related products and services on a national basis.
Home-delivered meals are those services or activities designed to prepare and deliver one or more meals a day to an individual's residence in order to prevent institutionalization, malnutrition, and feelings of isolation. Component services or activities may include the cost of personnel, equipment, and food; assessment of nutritional and dietary needs; nutritional education and counseling; socialization services; and information and referral.
A facility used by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medicinal preparations (drug store). A pharmacy is a facility whose primary function is to store, prepare and legally dispense prescription drugs through a licensed pharmacist. It meets any licensing or certification standards set forth by the jurisdiction where it is located.
An organization which supplies or vends orthopedic appliances or apparatuses and artificial body parts used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to replace or improve function of body parts.
Suppliers; Organ Procurement Organization
A federally designated organization that works with hospital personnel in retrieval of organs for transplantation. The federal government designates an OPO's service area and the hospitals with which an OPO is to establish working relationships.
A supplier of diagnostic x-ray services furnished in a place or residence used as the patient's home or, in certain circumstances, in an institution, where the institution cannot bill for the services. Portable x-ray services include: (1) skeletal films involving arms and legs, pelvis, vertebral column, and skull; (2) chest films which do not involve the use of contrast media (except routine screening procedures and tests in connection with routine physical examinations); and (3) abdominal films which do not involve the use of contrast media. Procedures and examinations which are excluded from portable x-ray services include the following: (1) procedures involving fluoroscopy;(2) procedures involving the use of contrast media; (3) procedures requiring the administration of a substance to the patient or injection of a substance into the patient and/or special manipulation of the patient; (4) procedures which require special medical skill or knowledge possessed by a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or which require that medical judgment be exercised; (5) procedures requiring special technical competency and/or special equipment or materials; (6) routine screening procedures; and (7) procedures which are not of a diagnostic nature.
Transportation Services; Ambulance; Land
Transportation Services; Medical Transport (Van)
A land vehicle with a capacity to meet special height, clearance, access, and seating, for the conveyance of persons in non-emergency situations. The vehicle may or may not be required to meet local county or state regulations.
A land commercial vehicle used for the transporting of persons in non-emergency situations. The vehicle meets local, county or state regulations set forth by the jurisdictions where it is located.
Physicians (Other Roles); Physician/Osteopath; Laboratory Service Provider
Physicians (Other Roles); Physician/Osteopath; Supplier
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Physician Assistant
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Physician Assistant; Medical
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Physician Assistant; Surgical
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner
(1)A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Acute Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Adult Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Critical Care Medicine
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Community Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Family
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Gerontology
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Neonatal
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Neonatal: Critical Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Pediatrics
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Pediatrics: Critical Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Pediatrics: Acute Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Psychiatric/Mental Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Perinatal
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Primary Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; School
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Women's Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Obstetrics & Gynecology
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Practitioner; Occupational Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist
A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration.
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Acute Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Adult Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Critical Care Medicine
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Community Health/Public Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Chronic Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Emergency
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Ethics
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Family Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Gerontology
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Home Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Holistic
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Informatics
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Long-Term Care
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Medical-Surgical
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Neonatal
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Neonatal, High-Risk
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Neuroscience
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Pediatrics
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Adolescent
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Family
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Chronically Ill
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Community
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Psychiatric/Mental Health, Geropsychiatric
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Perinatal
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Perioperative
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Rehabilitation
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Rural Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; School
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Transplantation
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Women's Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Occupational Health
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Oncology
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Oncology, Pediatrics
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Midwife, Certified
A provider educated in the independent management of women's health and focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post-partum period, care of the newborn, family planning and gynecological needs of women and primary care of women. Certification requires education at the post-secondary level in midwifery and health services.
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers; Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
(1)A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
(1) A person with specialized training in a narrow field of expertise whose occupation requires training and is skilled in specific technical processes and procedures. (2) An individual having special skill or practical knowledge in an area, such as operation and maintenance of equipment or performance of laboratory procedures involving biochemical analyses. Special technical qualifications are normally required, though an increasing number or technicians also possess university degrees in science, and occasionally doctorate degrees. The distinction between technician and technologist in the health care field is not always clear.
Nursing Service Related Providers; Technician; Personal Care Attendent
Nursing Service Related Providers; Christian Science Practitioner/Nurse
Providers who are trained and educated to perform and administer services related to health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care, spiritual guidance and comfort for healing and health, restoration of health and health maintenance across the life span.
Nursing Service Related Providers; Technician; Home Health Aide
A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.
Nursing Service Related Providers; Nursing Home Administrator
An individual, often licensed by the state, who is responsible for the management of a nursing home.
Nursing Service Related Providers; Homemaker
A person who, under the supervision of a home health or welfare agency, assists elderly, ill, and disabled persons by providing services intended to preserve independent living and normal family life; frequently, household chores such as cooking and cleaning.
Nursing Service Related Providers; Nurse's Aide
(1) An unlicensed individual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed nurse in the provision of patient/client activities as delegated by the nurse; (2) An individual trained (either on-the-job or through a formal course generally of less than one year) and experienced in performing patient or client-care nursing tasks that do not require the skills of a specialist, technician, or professional. Examples of tasks performed by nurses aides include changing clothes, diapers, and beds; assisting patients to perform exercises or personal hygiene tasks, and supporting communication or social interaction. Specific education and credentials are not required for this work.