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Referral guidelines

• Araz
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
• Blue Plus
• Patient Choice
• HealthPartners
• Medica Choice
• Medica Elect
• PreferredOne Community Health Plan
• PreferredOne PPO

Araz

You may self-refer to any Park Nicollet Clinic specialty provider, except for:

• occupational therapy
• physical therapy
• speech and language pathology
• If you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider, no written referral is required.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
(for all plans except Blue Plus)

You may self-refer to any Park Nicollet Clinic specialty provider, except for:

• audiology
• cardiothoracic surgery
• dermatology
• developmental pediatrics
• ear, nose and throat
• neurosurgery
• occupational therapy
• orthopedics
• physical therapy
• speech therapy
• urology (excluding male sexual function)

If you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider, no written referral is required.

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Blue Plus

You may self-refer to any Park Nicollet Clinic specialty provider, except for:

• audiology
• cardiothoracic surgery
• dermatology
• developmental pediatrics
• ear, nose and throat
• neurosurgery
• occupational therapy
• orthopedics
• physical therapy
• speech therapy
• urology (excluding male sexual function)

A written referral is required if you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider. See your provider.

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Patient Choice

You may self-refer to any specialty provider associated with the Park Nicollet/Methodist care system, except for:

• occupational therapy
• physical therapy
• speech and language pathology

A written referral is required if you wish to see a provider not in our care system. See your provider.

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HealthPartners

You may self-refer to all but the following Park Nicollet Clinic departments:

• audiology
• cardiothoracic surgery
• dermatology
• developmental pediatrics
• ear, nose and throat
• neurosurgery
• occupational therapy
• orthopedics
• physical therapy
• speech therapy
• urology (excluding male sexual function)

A written referral is required if you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider. See your provider.

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Medica Choice

You may self-refer to any Park Nicollet Clinic specialty provider, except for:

• occupational therapy
• physical therapy
• speech and language pathology

If you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider, no written referral is required.

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Medica Elect

You may self-refer to any Park Nicollet Clinic specialty, except for:

• occupational therapy
• physical therapy
• speech and language pathology

A written referral is required if you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider. See your provider.

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PreferredOne Community Health Plan

You may self-refer to any Park Nicollet Clinic specialty provider, except for:

• occupational therapy
• physical therapy
• speech and language pathology

A written referral is required if you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider.

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PreferredOne PPO

You may self-refer to any Park Nicollet Clinic specialty provider, except for:

• occupational therapy
• physical therapy
• speech and language pathology

If you wish to see a non-Park Nicollet Clinic provider, no written referral is required.

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