When a medical assistant at the specialist practice handles a referred patient, which of the following must the medical assistant do?

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The specialist's office handling a referred patient must: check that the patient has a referral number, verify patient enrollment in the plan, understand restrictions to services, such as regulations that require the patient to visit a specialist in a specific period of time after receiving the referral or that limit the number of times the patient can receive services from the specialist.

When a Medical Assistant at the Specialist Practice Handles a Referred