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From: carter@gatech.UUCP (Carter Bullard)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Health Insurance and Non-M.D.s
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Date: Sun, 17-Mar-85 22:28:42 EST
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> Does anybody know if services provided by holistic or "alternative" 
> healers (i.e., non-M.D.s) are covered by health insurance carriers?
> 
> My carrier specifies that the services must be performed by a "legally
> qualified physician."  It's unclear to me whether or not this includes
> homeopaths, iridologists, herbalists, etc.

In Georgia, legally qualified physician refers to a licensed practioner.
That is someone who has passed a state qualifing exam.  This includes
chiorpracters, homeopaths, osteopaths and some psychopaths( that was a 
joke).

California probably is the same.  Do they license herbalists
in California?
-- 
Carter Bullard
ICS, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332
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