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164.925 Definition of &quot;primary care.&quot; As used in KRS 164.927 to 164.933, unless the context otherwise requires, &quot;primary <br>care&quot; means the practice of medicine as provided by professionals in family/general <br>practice, general pediatrics, general internal medicine, emergency medicine, general <br>obstetrics and gynecology, and preventative medicine/public health. Primary care is a type <br>of medical care delivery which emphasizes first contact care and assumes ongoing <br>responsibility for the patient in both health maintenance and therapy of illness. It is <br>personal care involving a unique interaction and communication between the patient and <br>the physician. It is comprehensive in scope, and includes the overall coordination of the <br>care of the patient's health problems, be they biological, behavioral or social. The <br>appropriate use of consultants and community resources is an important part of effective <br>primary care. Effective: June 17, 1978 <br>History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1.

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Statutes > Kentucky > 164-00 > 925

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164.925 Definition of &quot;primary care.&quot; As used in KRS 164.927 to 164.933, unless the context otherwise requires, &quot;primary <br>care&quot; means the practice of medicine as provided by professionals in family/general <br>practice, general pediatrics, general internal medicine, emergency medicine, general <br>obstetrics and gynecology, and preventative medicine/public health. Primary care is a type <br>of medical care delivery which emphasizes first contact care and assumes ongoing <br>responsibility for the patient in both health maintenance and therapy of illness. It is <br>personal care involving a unique interaction and communication between the patient and <br>the physician. It is comprehensive in scope, and includes the overall coordination of the <br>care of the patient's health problems, be they biological, behavioral or social. The <br>appropriate use of consultants and community resources is an important part of effective <br>primary care. Effective: June 17, 1978 <br>History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1.

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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Kentucky > 164-00 > 925

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164.925 Definition of &quot;primary care.&quot; As used in KRS 164.927 to 164.933, unless the context otherwise requires, &quot;primary <br>care&quot; means the practice of medicine as provided by professionals in family/general <br>practice, general pediatrics, general internal medicine, emergency medicine, general <br>obstetrics and gynecology, and preventative medicine/public health. Primary care is a type <br>of medical care delivery which emphasizes first contact care and assumes ongoing <br>responsibility for the patient in both health maintenance and therapy of illness. It is <br>personal care involving a unique interaction and communication between the patient and <br>the physician. It is comprehensive in scope, and includes the overall coordination of the <br>care of the patient's health problems, be they biological, behavioral or social. The <br>appropriate use of consultants and community resources is an important part of effective <br>primary care. Effective: June 17, 1978 <br>History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1.