PCP means Primary Care Physician. Physicians, and nurse practitioners or physician assistants, of the following specialties are PCPs: pediatrics, general practice, internal medicine and family practice. HMO members must select a PCP or one will be chosen for them.
Teenagers will need to change PCP’s as they move from pediatric care to adult care. A family practice practitioner will need to be selected as the new PCP when the teenager moves out of his/her pediatrician’s care. Visit Got Transition (
https://www.gottransition.org/youth-and-young-adults/) for more information about moving from pediatric to adult care.