The State Guide to CAM Specialties is an invaluable reference for all medical professionals and insurance providers involved with the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) industry. This annual guide's state-by-state breakdowns of specific practice guidelines clearly outline what services CAM practitioners can and can not legally deliver to their patients, and assists insurance providers in determining which services to offer (or stop offering) and which practitioners to recruit to best supply those services. Easy to understand and well-organized, The State Guide to CAM Specialties is a definitive reference to the legal compliance issues relevant to CAM practitioners and the insurers who monitor and pay for CAM services. (KEYWORDS: Insurance, Coding, CAM Specialties, alternative medicine, insurance providers)

Product Benefits:

• Includes standard operating procedures for 13 types of CAM providers and 5 levels of nurse, revealing the extent of services different types of medical professionals can deliver.
• Introductory State of the Industry report sets context for the evolving state of the complementary and alternative medicine industry.
• Core CAM and Nursing Competencies table lists national training standards for each of the practitioners covered in the book, illustrating the gap between what a provider has been trained to do and what they are limited by law to deliver.