Prisoner Health Care StandardsI. REASONABLE AND
MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE
USMS Definition:
Services, supplies, equipment, or procedures provided
by a hospital or licensed health care provider of health care
services that the USMS determines are:
1. Appropriate to diagnose
or treat the patient’s condition, illness or injury
2. Consistent with standards
of good medical practice in the United States
3. Not primarily for the
personal comfort or convenience of the patient,
family, or provider
4. Not part of or associated
with the scholastic education or vocational training
of the patient
5. Not available safely on
an outpatient basis (in the case of inpatient care)
6. Approved by the United
States Food and Drug Administration
7. Not identified herein as
“not covered”
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