Definition: Laws requiring patients under managed care programs to receive services from the physician or other provider of their choice. Any willing provider laws take many different forms, but they typically prohibit managed-care organizations from having a closed panel of physicians, hospitals, or other providers.
Other names Selective Provider Restriction; Restrictions, Selective Provider; Restriction, Selective Provider; Provider Restrictions, Selective; Provider Restriction, Selective; Any-Willing-Provider-Law; Choice of Healthcare Provider Laws; Any-Willing-Provider-Laws; Selective Provider Restrictions; Point of Service Regulations; Choice of Health Care Provider Laws; Any Willing Provider Laws; AWS-FOC Laws