Billing for Housestaff Services
The WSMA affirms that when a physician assumes responsibility for the
services rendered to a patient by a physician housestaff, the physician
may ethically bill the patient for services which were performed under the
physician's personal direction and supervision. (JC 4.03-87) (Reaffirmed
A-23)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services