A coordinating medical provider for a medically-underserved area shall perform certain functions as determined by the department in order to ensure the provision of adequate medical care by the medical clinic. These functions may include:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2354

  • Coordinating medical provider: means a physician or group of physicians, or any combination thereof, which has entered into an agreement with a county, incorporated city or town, health service district or the department to supervise the medical care offered at a medical clinic, as defined by this section. See Arizona Laws 36-2351
  • Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-2351
  • Hospital: means a health care institution licensed as a hospital pursuant to chapter 4, article 2 of this title. See Arizona Laws 36-2351
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Medical clinic: means a facility, whether mobile or stationary, which provides ambulatory medical care in a medically-underserved area through the employment of physicians, professional nurses, physician assistants or other health care technical and paraprofessional personnel. See Arizona Laws 36-2351

1. Diagnostic services through a communications system between the clinic and the coordinating medical provider.

2. Overall direction of medical care offered at the clinic or facility, including a periodic evaluation of the quality of such care.

3. Drug prescription services.

4. Communication services to facilitate patient treatment during emergency transit to the clinic or a hospital.

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