The State Guide to CAM Specialties is an invaluable reference for all medical professionals and insurance providers involved with the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) industry. This annual guide's state-by-state breakdowns of specific practice guidelines clearly outline what services CAM practitioners can and can not legally deliver to their patients, and assists insurance providers in determining which services to offer (or stop offering) and which practitioners to recruit to best supply those services. Easy to understand and well-organized, The State Guide to CAM Specialties is a definitive reference to the legal compliance issues relevant to CAM practitioners and the insurers who monitor and pay for CAM services. (KEYWORDS: Insurance, Coding, CAM Specialties, alternative medicine, insurance providers)
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With complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers broadening their national lobbying efforts and gaining ground in many legislative districts, guidelines for the industry could be changing for years to come, which makes The State Guide to CAM Specialties a must-have for those involved in the industry. An annual, definitive guide to the legal compliance issues relevant to fourteen license levels of CAM practitioners, this publication will assist insurance providers in determining which CAM and nursing services to offer (or stop offering) their patients and which practitioners to recruit to best provide those services. State-by-state breakdowns of specific practice guidelines clearly outline what services practitioners can and cannot legally deliver to their patients. Physicians interested in integrating CAM treatment into an already established practice - either by practicing the services themselves or hiring a CAM provider - also will benefit from the material in this well-organized volume.
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