Health Care Professional [HCP]

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A Health Care Professional (HCP) person or entity must authorize a Consumer’s participation in a self-directed personal care program. For this program a HCP may be: a Physician, Physician Assistant-Certified Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or a Medical Social Worker as a member of a case management team for the purposes of Medicaid’s Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program.

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