2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,341 — Terms, defined.

Section 71-1,341
Terms, defined.

For purposes of sections 71-1,340 to 71-1,342:

(1) Credentialing means the grant of authority or approval by the state to health care practitioners, facilities, and providers who provide health care or related services through licensure, certification, registration, approval of provider status, enrollment in a program for reimbursement, and other similar activities;

(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure;

(3) Director means the Director of Regulation and Licensure;

(4) Facility means a health care facility or health care service licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act to provide health care;

(5) Health care practitioner means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to administer health care in the course of professional practice; and

(6) Provider means a person providing health care services under an agreement with the state and its contractors for payment for those services.

Source:

Laws 1997, LB 183, § 2

Laws 2000, LB 819, § 94

Cross References:

Health Care Facility Licensure Act,see section 71-401.

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska