As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings. [1983, c. 570, (NEW).]
1.Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services.
[
1983, c. 570, (NEW);
2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §7 (REV)
.]
2.Department.
"Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
[
1983, c. 570, (NEW);
2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV)
.]
3.Home health care provider.
"Home health care provider" means any business entity or subdivision thereof, whether public or private, proprietary or
not for profit, that is engaged in providing acute, restorative, rehabilitative, maintenance, preventive or health promotion
services through professional nursing or another therapeutic service, such as physical therapy, home health aides, nurse assistants,
medical social work, nutritionist services or personal care services, either directly or through contractual agreement, in
a client's place of residence. This term does not apply to any sole practitioner providing private duty nursing services or
other restorative, rehabilitative, maintenance, preventive or health promotion services in a client's place of residence or
to municipal entities providing health promotion services in a client's place of residence. This term does not apply to a
federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 1395x, subsection
(aa) (1993) that is delivering case management services or health education in a client's place of residence. Beginning October
1, 1991, "home health care provider" includes any business entity or subdivision thereof, whether public or private, proprietary
or nonprofit, that is engaged in providing speech pathology services.
[
1993, c. 331, §1 (AMD)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
1983, c. 570, (NEW).
1985, c. 189, §1 (AMD).
1989, c. 119, §1 (AMD).
1993, c. 331, §1 (AMD).
2003, c. 689, §§B6,7 (REV).
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