Medical Staff (MS) (Hospital and Hospital Clinics / Hospitals)
History and Physical - Podiatrists and Dentists
Modify | April 11, 2016
Can Podiatrists and Dentists perform the entire history and physical for a patient admitted for inpatient and outpatient care?
The requirement found at MS.03.01.01 EP 8 requires that the history and physical be performed by a practitioner who has been granted privileges to do so and must be completed and documented by a physician or other qualified licensed individual in accordance with State law and hospital policy. In all cases the practitioners included in the definition of a physician (see accreditation manual glossary) must be legally authorized to practice within the State where the hospital is located and providing services within their authorized scope of practice.
Each organization must determine, based on state-specific law and regulation (Scope of Practice), the extent to which a Dentist or Podiatrist may complete a history and physical. Typically the Dentist or Podiatrist is only authorized to perform aspects of the History and Physical that are applicable to either Dentistry or Podiatry.
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