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Direct access

Seeing a patient without a referral from a physician or other provider.

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Definition

Direct access rules say whether a patient can come straight to a professional, and whether limits apply, such as a time or visit cap before referral is needed.

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Definitions here are general. They do not say what any profession may do in any state; that is set by each state’s law. Back to the full glossary

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