1. Sole right to render a service or benefit. The provider or group may provide certain services and does not have to share the right with other providers or groups. 2. Clause sometimes found in managed care contracts that prohibits contracting with other plans.
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Exclusivity clause
Section in a contract that forbids physicians from contracting with more than one managed care plan (e.g., health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization).
Exculpatory statute
State law in community-property states that lets an insurance company pay proceeds of a life insurance policy in accordance with the terms of that policy without fear of double liability.
Execution clause
Section of an insurance contract that is signed by the insurer indicating that the insurance company has entered into a contract and is bound by its terms.
Executor
Person named in a will to carry out the provisions and directions of the will after the death of the testator (person who makes a will).
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The person appointed by the court to carry into effect, or execute, the provisions of a will. The court usually appoints the person named in the will for that purpose, if one is named.
Exempt employees
Certain class of employees who are not subject to overtime wages and time limits for work under the Federal Labor Standards Act.
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People who are not employees for the purpose of the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969. They are: independent contractors; ‘domestic’ employees; people whose employer is related to them (husband, wife, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, son, daughter, grandson, etc); people who are not ordinarily resident in Great Britain and who are working in Great Britain for fewer than 14 days. In the case of offshore installations, people not ordinarily resident in the UK who work on an installation for more than 7 days are not exempt employees.
Exoneration statutes
Laws that excuse the insurance company from liability if an individual claims insurance policy proceeds that the insurance company has already paid to a third party and without knowledge of any conflicting claim.
expanded problem focused (EPF)
A phrase used to describe a level of history and/or physical examination.
Expanded problem focused examination 1995 guidelines
Limited examination of the affected body area or organ system and other symptomatic or related organ systems.
Expanded problem focused history
Phrase used when the physician has documented the patient’s chief complaint giving a brief history of the present illness and has completed a problem pertinent system review.