State RegulationsOH specificDifficulty 2/5
A Dayton member assumes that foot care provided by a podiatrist must be a specialty health care service because it involves a specialized practitioner. Under ORC 1751.01, podiatric care in a health insuring corporation contract is actually classified as:
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Why D is correct
ORC 1751.01(B) places podiatric care in the supplemental health care services tier. The practitioner's specialty does not control the classification: Ohio law sorts health insuring corporation services by service type, so podiatric care is supplemental regardless of the provider's training.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Wrong: basic services under ORC 1751.01(A) are hospital, outpatient, diagnostic services, and cancer clinical trials; podiatric care is not among them.
- B) Wrong: podiatric care is a defined service in ORC 1751.01(B); it is not outside the tier structure.
- C) Wrong: the specialty tier is defined separately in ORC 1751.01(C); a specialized practitioner does not move podiatric care into it.
Memory hook
Podiatry is practitioner-powered but statutorily supplemental.