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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-65 return for services or goods rendered on behalf of the individual. “Vendor payments” mean payments made by invoice billing or purchase order for valid services rendered to eligible individuals. “Verification” means the use of third party information or documentation to establish the accuracy of statements from an individual. “Visit” means a face-to-face encounter between an eligible beneficiary who is an individual receiving covered health care items or services from a FQHC or RHC, and either: (1) A health care professional; or (2) Another person who delivers health care services incident to the health care professional's practice. Encounters with more than one health care professional and multiple encounters with the same health care professional that take place on the same day and at a single location constitute a single visit, except when the individual, after the first encounter, suffers illness or injury requiring additional diagnosis or treatment. “Visiting consultant” means a Medicaid provider who has expertise or knowledge in a specific area and generally recognized by the community as a specialist and this expertise or service is not readily available on a particular island. Included as a visiting consultant are specialists who are requested by other providers to render second opinions or to participate in the medical treatment of Medicaid beneficiaries. “Voluntary resettlement agency” means a private, non-profit organization contracted by the federal government to provide initial resettlement services to refugees. “Wait-listed patient” means an individual who no longer requires acute care and is awaiting placement to a long-term care facility. “Wholesale average cost” means the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) which is defined as the list price paid by a wholesaler, distributor and other direct accounts for drugs purchased from the