Physicians and APs can provide supervision in hospital outpatient departments. CMS states that a physician or AP, such as a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA), must provide direct supervision of therapeutic services. The person providing supervision must be permitted to do so under state law, scope of practice regulations, and their hospital-granted privileges.
Ronald McDonald House Charities. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
Rural health clinic. A rural health clinic (RHC) is a clinic located in a rural, medically under-served area in the United States that has a separate reimbursement structure from the standard medical office under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. RHCs were established by the Rural Health Clinics Act (P.L. 95-210), (Section 1905 of the Social Security Act).