HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating a mental health program. This modifier may be required for state Medicaid programs, so check with your state guidelines.
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Head Office
The Head Offices of the General Insurance Companies are responsible for overall planning, superintending, Direction and control of Indian and foreign business. They also attend to investment, guarantees, Reinsurance and such other specialist functions. They have vast financial authority vis-a-vis Underwriting and settlement of claims.
Heading
The insurer’s name and address at the top of the policy form.
Headings
OIn the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code book, the subdivisions of the six major sections that identify a group of CPT codes.
Headroom check
Check to ascertain that a member’s free standing additional voluntary contributions (FSAVC) do not exceed the IR’s maximum of 15 per cent of pensionable earnings for an occupational scheme. The check applies to members with contributions of more than £2,400 gross per annum (January 2003 figure). The earnings cap applies to the headroom check if it applies to the main benefits.
Health
As a noun Health is defined: “The state of being free from illness or injury.”. World Health Organization has defined Health as “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Health Administration Center (HAC)
Federal agency of the Department of Veterans Affairs that administers federal health benefit programs for veterans and their family members. These benefit programs include the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) including the CHAMPVA In House Treatment Initiative (CITI) and the CHAMPVA Meds by Mail program. HAC also administers the Spina Bifida Health Care Program, the Children of Women Vietnam Veterans Health Care Program, and the Persian Gulf Examination Program for Dependents. HAC also runs two programs specifically designed to cater to veterans: (1) the Foreign Medical Program, which provides service to veterans living or traveling throughout the world, and (2) the Fee program, which provides services to veterans who need care outside a Veterans Affairs medical center. HAC’s responsibilities are benefits management, eligibility determination, customer service, outreach and education, claims processing, appeals and grievances and fraud, and waste and abuse prevention.
Health alliances
See: consumer health alliances .
Health and Human Services (HHS)
See: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) .
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
Apply to all workstations using display screen equipment (VDUs) and habitual users of such equipment. The employer must analyse each workstation to assess the risks to health. There are minimum requirements for each workstation based on the equipment, the environment and the interface between users and equipment. The Regulations call for the planning of regular breaks, eye tests at the request of employees, corrective appliances, training and information on health and safety. A breach is criminal and also supports civil actions.