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Descriptor English:   Patient Freedom of Choice Laws 
Descriptor Spanish:   Libre Elección del Paciente 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Legislação Referente à Liberdade de Escolha do Paciente 
Synonyms English:   AWS-FOC Laws
Any Willing Provider Laws
Any-Willing-Provider-Law
Any-Willing-Provider-Laws
Choice of Health Care Provider Laws
Choice of Healthcare Provider Laws
Point of Service Regulations
Provider Restriction, Selective
Provider Restrictions, Selective
Restriction, Selective Provider
Restrictions, Selective Provider
Selective Provider Restriction
Selective Provider Restrictions  
Tree Number:   N03.219.521.576.343.800.700
N03.706.615.805
N04.590.374.410.700
Definition English:   Laws requiring patients under managed care programs to receive services from the physician or other provider of their choice. Any willing provider laws take many different forms, but they typically prohibit managed-care organizations from having a closed panel of physicians, hospitals, or other providers. 
History Note English:   99 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
OG organization & administration ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
Record Number:   33932 
Unique Identifier:   D020403 

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