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22 §2142. Definitions

Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE

Subtitle 2: HEALTH

Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE

Chapter 419: HOME HEALTH SERVICES

§2142. Definitions

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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