| 3.__Specialists as primary care providers.__A carrier shall |
have a procedure by which an enrollee who has a special condition |
may receive a referral to a specialist for treatment of that |
condition.__That specialist must be responsible for and capable |
of providing and coordinating the enrollee's primary and |
specialty care. If the enrollee's care would most appropriately |
be coordinated by such a specialist, the carrier shall refer the |
enrollee to the specialist in accordance with the following. |