Wisconsin § 609.34 - Clinical decision-making; medical director.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 609.34 — Clinical decision-making; medical director., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.34. Clinical decision-making; medical director.
609.34(1) (1) A defined network plan that is not a preferred provider plan shall appoint a physician as medical director. The medical director shall be responsible for clinical protocols, quality assurance activities, and utilization management policies of the plan. 609.34(2) (2) A preferred provider plan may contract for services related to clinical protocols and utilization management. A preferred provider plan or its designee is required to appoint a medical director only to the extent that the preferred provider plan or its designee assumes direct responsibility for clinical protocols and utilization management policies of the plan. The medical director, who shall be a physician, shall be responsible for such protocols and policies of the plan. 609.34 History History: 1997 a. 237 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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