Exhibit 3



2012 EXHIBIT 3SPECIALTY CLASSIFICATION CODES FOR PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSCLASS 005Physicians - No SurgeryThis classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who do not perform obstetrical procedures or surgery (other than incision of boils and superficial abscesses or suturing of skin and superficial fascia), who do not assist in surgical procedures, and who do not perform any of the procedures determined to be extra-hazardous by the Association. JUACodesSpecialty Description00534Administrative Medicine – No Surgery00508Hematology – No Surgery00582Pharmacology – Clinical00537Physicians – Practice limited to Acupuncture (other than acupuncture anesthesia)00556Utilization Review00599Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – No Surgery (NOC)CLASS 006Physicians - No SurgeryThis classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who do not perform obstetrical procedures or surgery (other than incision of boils and superficial abscesses or suturing of skin and superficial fascia), who do not assist in surgical procedures, and who do not perform any of the procedures determined to be extra-hazardous by the Association. JUACodesSpecialty Description00689Aerospace Medicine00602Allergy/Immunology – No Surgery00688Independent Medical Examiner00609Industrial/Occupational Medicine – No Surgery00687Laryngology – No Surgery00649Nuclear Medicine – No Surgery00685Nutrition00624Occupational Medicine – Including MRO or Employment Physicals00612Ophthalmology – No Surgery00613Orthopedics – No Surgery00665Otolaryngology or Otorhinolaryngology – No Surgery00684Otology – No Surgery00617Preventive Medicine – No Surgery00618Proctology – No Surgery00619Psychiatry – No Surgery, including Psychoanalysts who treat physical ailments, perform electro- convulsive procedures or employ extensive drug therapy.00650Psychoanalysts who do not treat physical ailments, do not perform electro-convulsive procedures and whose use of medication is minimal in order to support the analytic treatment and is never the primary or sole form of treatment shall be eligible for this classification. Except, practitioners of this medical specialty are ineligible for this classification if 25% or more of their patients receive medication.00621Rehabilitation/Physiatry – No Surgery00645Rheumatology – No Surgery00681Rhinology – No Surgery00623Urology – No Surgery 00699Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – No Surgery (NOC)CLASS 007Physicians - No SurgeryThis classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who do not perform obstetrical procedures or surgery (other than incision of boils and superficial abscesses or suturing of skin and superficial fascia), who do not assist in surgical procedures, and who do not perform any of the procedures determined to be extra-hazardous by the Association. JUACodesSpecialty Description00758Hematology/Oncology – No Surgery00786Neoplastic Diseases – No Surgery 00743Oncology – No Surgery00715Pathology – No Surgery00799Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – No Surgery (NOC)CLASS 010Physicians - No SurgeryThis classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who do not perform obstetrical procedures or surgery (other than incision of boils and superficial abscesses or suturing of skin and superficial fascia), who do not assist in surgical procedures, and who do not perform any of the procedures determined to be extra-hazardous by the Association. JUACodesSpecialty Description01035Bariatrics – No Surgery01004Dermatology – Excluding Major Surgery01037Endocrinology – No Surgery01074Geriatrics – No Surgery01007Gynecology – No Surgery01067Pediatrics – No Surgery01098Physicians – Practice limited to Hair Transplants (Plug or Flap Technique or Split Mini Grafts)01089Psychosomatic Medicine01020Public Health – No Surgery01059Radiation Oncology excluding Deep Radiation – No Surgery01088Reproductive Endocrinology – No Surgery – No Obstetrical Delivery01005 Sports Medicine – No Surgery01099Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – No Surgery (NOC)CLASS 011Physicians - No SurgeryThis classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who do not perform obstetrical procedures or surgery (other than incision of boils and superficial abscesses or suturing of skin and superficial fascia), who do not assist in surgical procedures, and who do not perform any of the procedures determined to be extra-hazardous by the Association.JUACodesSpecialty Description01142Nephrology – No Surgery01144Pulmonary Medicine – No Surgery01199Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – No Surgery (NOC)CLASS 012Physicians - No SurgeryThis classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who do not perform obstetrical procedures or surgery (other than incision of boils and superficial abscesses or suturing of skin and superficial fascia), who do not assist in surgical procedures, and who do not perform any of the procedures determined to be extra-hazardous by the Association. JUACodesSpecialty Description01206Gastroenterology – No Surgery01253Radiology excluding Deep Radiation – No Surgery01299Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – No Surgery (NOC)CLASS 015Physicians - No SurgeryThis classification applies to specialists hereafter listed who do not perform obstetrical procedures or surgery (other than incision of boils and superficial abscesses or suturing of skin and superficial fascia), who do not assist in surgical procedures, and who do not perform any of the procedures determined to be extra-hazardous by the Association. JUACodesSpecialty Description 01582Anesthesiology – Pain Management only– No Surgery 01520General or Family Practice – No Surgery01522 Hospitalist – No Surgery01540Infectious Diseases – No Surgery01589Intensive Care Medicine01510Internal Medicine – No Surgery01541Neonatology – No Surgery01559Radiation Oncology including Deep Radiation – No Surgery01599Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – No Surgery (NOC)CLASS 017Physicians - Surgeons-Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who perform minor surgery; who perform extra-hazardous medical techniques as determined by the Association; or who assist in major surgery on their own patients. JUACodesSpecialty Description01755Ophthalmology – Surgery01799Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – Excluding Major Surgery (NOC)CLASS 020Physicians - Surgeons-Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who perform minor surgery; who perform extra-hazardous medical techniques as determined by the Association; or who assist in major surgery on their own patients. JUACodesSpecialty Description02002Allergy – Excluding Major Surgery02083Anesthesiology – Other than Pain Management only – Excluding Major Surgery02022Cardiology – No Surgery or Excluding Major Surgery – No Catheterization other than Swan-Ganz02037Endocrinology – Excluding Major Surgery02006Gastroenterology – Excluding Major Surgery02038Geriatrics – Excluding Major Surgery02007Gynecology – Excluding Major Surgery02008Hematology – Excluding Major Surgery02009Industrial Medicine – Excluding Major Surgery02089Neoplastic Diseases – Excluding Major Surgery02042Nephrology – Excluding Major Surgery02049Nuclear Medicine – Excluding Major Surgery02028Obstetrics – Excluding Major Surgery02029Obstetrics/Gynecology, No Obstetrical Delivery – Excluding Major Surgery02043Oncology – Excluding Major Surgery02013Orthopedics – Excluding Major Surgery02065Otolaryngology/Otorhinolaryngology – Excluding Major Surgery02087Otology – Excluding Major Surgery02015Pathology – Excluding Major Surgery02016Pediatrics – Excluding Major Surgery02017Preventive Medicine – Excluding Major Surgery02018Proctology – Excluding Major Surgery02019Psychiatry – Excluding Major Surgery02020Public Health – Excluding Major Surgery02044Pulmonary Medicine – Excluding Major Surgery02069Pulmonary Medicine – No Surgery except Bronchoscopy02053Radiology including Deep Radiation – No Surgery02021Rehabilitation/Physiatry – Excluding Major Surgery02086Reproductive Endocrinology – Excluding Major Surgery – No Obstetrical Delivery02085Rhinology – Excluding Major Surgery02023Urology – Excluding Major Surgery02068Wound Care Physician – Excluding Major Surgery02099Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – Excluding Major Surgery (NOC)CLASS 022Physicians - Surgeons-Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who perform minor surgery; who perform extra-hazardous medical techniques as determined by the Association; or who assist in major surgery on their own patients. JUACodesSpecialty Description02223Cardiology – Including Right Heart or Left Heart Catheterization02221General or Family Practice – Excluding Major Surgery02210Internal Medicine – Excluding Major Surgery02259Radiation Oncology – Excluding Major Surgery02260Radiology including interventional radiology - Excluding Major Surgery02299Physicians Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 025Physicians - Surgeons-Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed who perform minor surgery; who perform extra-hazardous medical techniques as determined by the Association; or who assist in major surgery on their own patients. JUACodesSpecialty Description02540Infectious Diseases – Excluding Major Surgery02511Neurology – Excluding Major Surgery02599Physicians Not Otherwise Classified – Excluding Major Surgery (NOC)CLASS 030Physicians - Surgeons-Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed; and to other specialists who assist in major surgery on other than their own patients; who perform normal obstetrical deliveries; or who perform extra-hazardous medical techniques as determined by the Association. JUACodesSpecialty Description03017General or Family Practice – Assist in Major Surgery on other than their own patients or performing normal obstetrical deliveries 03007*Gynecology – Assist in Major Surgery on other than their own patients03010Internal Medicine – Assist in Major Surgery on other than their own patients03029Obstetrics/Gynecology, Assist in Major Surgery on other than their own patients-No obstetrical delivery03043Oncology – Including Major Surgery03018Proctology – Major Surgery03045Urological Surgery03099Surgeons Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)*Obstetrical delivery is rated as Class 08029CLASS 035Physicians - Surgeons-Specialists This classification generally applies to Urgent Care physicians and other specialists who work in an urgent care environment more than eight (8) hours per week, physicians who work in a prison environment more than eight (8) hours per week; or to specialists hereafter listed. JUACodesSpecialty Description03591Laryngology – Including Major Surgery03590Otology – Including Major Surgery03565Otorhinolaryngology or Otolaryngology – Including Major Surgery03586Prison Physicians – Excluding Major Surgery03570Rhinology – Including Major Surgery03531Urgent Care including Emergency Medicine, Fast Track and similar services – Excluding Major Surgery03599Physicians Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 050Surgeons - Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed. JUACodesSpecialty Description05015Colon-Rectal Surgery if 75% or more of total surgical practice05004Dermatology – Major Surgery (including such plastic and cosmetic surgery that is consistentwith the Dermatology medical specialty)05007Gynecology – Major Surgery 05089Reproductive Endocrinology – Major Surgery – No Obstetrical Delivery05099Surgeons Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 060Surgeons-Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed. JUACodesSpecialty Description06047Colon-Rectal Surgery when 26% or more of the physician’s surgical practice is for non colon-rectal surgery06030Plastic Surgery06099Surgeons Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 070Surgeons - Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed. JUACodesSpecialty Description07089Abdominal – Major Surgery07003Cardiac Surgery07053Cardio-Thoracic Surgery07046Cardiovascular Surgery07048Cardio-Vascular-Thoracic Surgery 07088Endocrinology – Major Surgery07087Gastroenterology – Major Surgery07017General or Family Practice – Major Surgery07001General Practice – Major Surgery07043General Surgery and Internal Medicine – Major Surgery07086Geriatrics – Major Surgery07085Peripheral Vascular Surgery07025Thoracic Surgery07084Trauma – Major Surgery07054Vascular and Thoracic Surgery07026Vascular Surgery07099Surgeons Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 080Surgeons - Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed. JUACodesSpecialty Description08001General Practice – Major Surgery08028Obstetrics – Major Surgery08029Obstetrics/Gynecology, Full Range of Procedures08089Perinatology, including C-Sections, Amniocentesis and Episiotomies08087Reproductive Endocrinology – Major Surgery – Including Obstetrical Delivery08099Surgeons Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 090Surgeons - Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed. JUACodesSpecialty Description09013Orthopedic Surgery09099Surgeons Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 100Surgeons - Specialists This classification generally applies to specialists hereafter listed. JUACodesSpecialty Description10011Neurosurgery10099Surgeons Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)CLASS 120Podiatrists - Non-Surgical JUACodesSpecialty Description80993Podiatry – No SurgeryCLASS 130Podiatrists - Surgical JUACodesSpecialty Description80994Podiatry - Surgery CLASS 900Certified Nurse Midwives JUACodesSpecialty Description80116Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)Additional Specialty Codes JUACodesSpecialty Description80402Birth Centers80999Corporate/Association/Partnership Liability80612Hospitals80924Nursing Homes80614Primary Health Centers80289Prison Corporate/Association/Partnership/Other Third Party Entities Liability Medical ProceduresMedical procedures typically are employed as one of many components of a physician’s medical practice. This rule applies to those physicians who limit their medical practice to a single medical procedure. If the medical practice of a physician is solely limited to a medical procedure described herein, the physician shall be classified and rated as follows: JUACodesMedical Procedure07099Broncho – Esophagology – Major Surgery; Rate as Class 070, Surgeon Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)00699Broncho – Esophagology – No Surgery; Rate as Class 006, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Cardiology – Angiography; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Cardiology – Arteriography; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)07099Colonoscopy and Resection; Rate as Class 070, Surgeon Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Colonoscopy; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Diskography/Myelography; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)00699Hypnosis; Rate as Class 006, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)07099Laparoscopy/Peritoneoscopy; Rate as Class 070, Surgeon Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Lymphagiography/Phlebography; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Manipulator - Minor Surgery; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Pneumatic or Mechanical Esophageal Dilatation; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)01099Pneumoencephalography; Rate as Class 010, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)02099Radiopaque Dye Injection; Rate as Class 020, Physician Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)If the physician’s medical practice is not solely limited to a medical procedure described herein, the medical specialty of the physician shall be used to determine the applicable rate classification. If the physician’s medical practice includes multiple medical specialties, the highest rated classification shall be used. ................
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