2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:1205.2 - Definitions
§1205.2. Definitions
For the purpose of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Health and Hospitals.
(2) "Health professional shortage areas" means areas so classified by the United States Public Health Services as areas with a shortage of health professionals.
(3) "Primary health care practitioner" means a medical practitioner who provides a basic level of health care, including but not limited to a general practitioner, internist, obstetrician, gynecologist, and pediatrician, as well as a nonphysician provider such as a nurse and advanced nursing specialist.
(4) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals.
Acts 1991, No. 502, §1; Acts 2009, No. 383, §1, eff. July 6, 2009; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.2 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
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