Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-22-.01 - General Definitions
(1) "Medical malpractice insurance" is
insurance that covers the physician against claims brought against him/her in
cases of alleged professional negligence in delivery of medical
treatment.
(2) "Medical Malpractice
Premium" A medical malpractice insurance premium is a periodic payment made on
a malpractice insurance policy to keep it in good standing.
(3) "Underserved rural area" a Georgia county
with a population of 50,000 or less according to the United States decennial
census of 2016 or any future such census.
(4) "Grant Program" is the Georgia Board of
Health Care Workforce Medical Malpractice Insurance Premium Assistance
Program.
(5) "Composite Medical
Board" is the Board that licenses physicians in the state of Georgia.
(6) "Full time practice" refers to the
minimum number of hours of work required per week to fulfill service
obligation. Full time is considered at least 40 clinical hours providing direct
patient care during normal clinic hours at the approved practice site. On-call
hours are not considered part of the full-time requirement. No more than 7
weeks (35 workdays) per year can be spent away from the practice for vacation,
holidays, continuing professional education, illness or any other reason.
Absences greater than 7 weeks in a service year will extend the service
commitment.
(7) "Continuing Medical
Education" Continuing medical education consists of educational activities
which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and
professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide
services for patients, the public, or the profession. The content of CME is
that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the
profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical
medicine, and the provision of health care to the public.
(8) "Board Certified" mean having satisfied
the requirements for board certification.
(9) "Weekend or extended hours" Provide
weekend or extended hours.
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