191.603. Definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Definitions.

191.603. As used in sections 191.600 to 191.615, the following termsshall mean:

(1) "Areas of defined need", areas designated by the departmentpursuant to section 191.605, when services of a physician, chiropractor ordentist are needed to improve the patient-health professional ratio in thearea, to contribute health care professional services to an area ofeconomic impact, or to contribute health care professional services to anarea suffering from the effects of a natural disaster;

(2) "Chiropractor", a person licensed and registered pursuant tochapter 331, RSMo;

(3) "Department", the department of health and senior services;

(4) "General dentist", dentists licensed and registered pursuant tochapter 332, RSMo, engaged in general dentistry and who are providing suchservices to the general population;

(5) "Primary care physician", physicians licensed and registeredpursuant to chapter 334, RSMo, engaged in general or family practice,internal medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics and gynecology as their primaryspecialties, and who are providing such primary care services to thegeneral population.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1380 § 2, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567 merged with S.B. 393)