By law, federal matching funds to the states for Medicaid cannot be less than

With regard to medical authorization, which of the following best describes the role of a paramedic in providing prehospital care?

A) He relies on the delegated practice of a licensed physician medical director. B) He relies on the delegated practice of any licensed health care practitioners, such as physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and dentists. C) He relies on the delegated practice of a licensed nurse. D) He relies on the autonomous medical practitioner.

Physician services that are more intense than the work of other evaluation and management (E/M) services and that involve frequent personal assessment by the physician would be coded as:

consultation. critical care. subsequent care. initial hospital care.