Policies

This page contains an index to all policies of the Colorado Medical Society. The title of each major section is a clickable link to the related policies.

• 260.994 Medicaid/Medicare Parity in Reimbursement Rates
• 260.995 Analysis of Individual Procedures for Payment Reduction
• 260.996 Correction of Medicare Under-reimbursement to Colorado Physicians
• 260.997 Terminating Participation in Medicare - Managed Care Plans’ Responsibility to Patients
• 260.998 Medicare Changes to Ensure Patients’ Access to Physicians
• 260.999 Control of Medicare Spending Growth

• 265.998 Nondiscrimination in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits
• 265.999 Parity for Mental Health in Medical Benefits Programs

• 270.992 CMS and Specialty Society Principles Regarding APN Scope of Practice
• 270.993 Scope of Practice
• 270.994 Naturopaths
• 270.995 Physical Examinations
• 270.996 Opposition to Psychologists Prescribing Medication
• 270.997 Non-Physician Providers
• 270.998 Collaboration Among Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses and Pharmacists
• 270.999 Regulation of Allied Health Professionals

• 275.999 Aid to Nursing Profession

• 280.990 Workers’ Compensation Benefit Caps
• 280.991 Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
• 280.992 Workers’ Compensation Utilization Review
• 280.993 Division of Workers’ Compensation Peer Review Activities
• 280.994 Workers’ Compensation - Level 1 Accreditation
• 280.995 Independent Medical Examination
• 280.996 Patient Solicitation
• 280.997 Workers’ Compensation and Health System Reform
• 280.998 Unfair Treatment of Occupationally Injured Patients
• 280.999 Continued Improvements to the Colorado Workers’ Compensation System

• 285.993 Colorado Professional Peer Review Act Sunset
• 285.994 Quality of Care and Medical Staff Review
• 285.995 Support of Physician Peer Review
• 285.996 Health Plan External Grievance Review
• 285.997 Peer Review, Corrective Action and Exclusive Contracts
• 285.998 Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP)
• 285.999 Peer Review Organization (PRO) Data Dissemination

• Reimbursements for prior authorizations
• 290.999 Medicare Fees

• 295.985 Physician Preparedness for Payment Reform
• 295.986 Payment Reform
• 295.987 Budget Neutrality Factor
• 295.988 Delivery of Multiple Services to Patients at a Single Encounter
• 295.989 Medical Directors’ Responsibility in Denial of Procedures
• 295.990 National Prompt Payment
• 295.991 Reimbursement for Telephonic and Electronic Communications
• 295.992 Retroactive Denial of Payment
• 295.993 Physician Charge Audit Procedures
• 295.994 Reimbursement for Paperwork Completion
• 295.995 Fair and Equitable Payment
• 295.996 Standardized Eligibility for Health Benefits
• 295.997 Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred with Office Procedures
• 295.998 Excessive Requests for Information
• 295.999 Endorsement of Resource-Based Relative Value Scales

• 300.992 Returning the Joy of Medicine: Elimination or Mitigation of Administrative Burdens
• 300.993 H-1B Visas for International Medical Graduates
• 300.994 Physician Rights in Workers’ Comp
• 300.996 Commitment to Physician Rights
• 300.997 Increase in the Numbers of Primary Care Physicians
• 300.998 Second Opinions
• 300.999 Definition

• 305.998 Clinical Practice Guidelines
• 305.999 Guidelines for Use of Standards in Physician Office Assessment