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SUBMITTER: Maddux FW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4317738 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maddux Franklin W FW Nissenson Allen R AR
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 20141002 2
The medical director has been a part of the fabric of Medicare's ESRD program since entitlement was extended under Section 299I of Public Law 92-603, passed on October 30, 1972, and implemented with the Conditions for Coverage that set out rules for administration and oversight of the care provided in the dialysis facility. The role of the medical director has progressively increased over time to effectively extend to the physicians serving in this role both the responsibility and accountability ...[more]