Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 37 - INSURANCE › Part III - Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section III-111 - Interpretive Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As
				used in these rules and in the Act, the following terms are interpreted and
				deemed to have the meanings specified.
Certified Nurse Assistant
- a certified nurse
				  aide certified by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators,
				  pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  37:2504, as amended.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- a
				  registered nurse who administers any form of anesthetic to any person in
				  Louisiana in accordance with the conditions specified by
				  R.S.
				  37:930, as amended.
Chiropractor
- a person holding a license to
				  engage in the practice of chiropractic in the state of Louisiana, pursuant to
				  R.S. 37:2801-2830, as amended.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
-an advanced
				  practice registered nurse educated in a recognized nursing specialty area who
				  is certified according to the requirements of a nationally recognized
				  certifying body and approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, pursuant
				  to R.S. 37:911-935, as amended.
Dentist
- a person holding a license to
				  engage in the practice of dentistry in the state of Louisiana, pursuant to R.S.
				  37:751-793, as amended.
Licensed Practical Nurse
- a person holding a
				  license to engage in the practice of practical nursing in the state of
				  Louisiana, pursuant to R.S. 37:961-979, as amended.
Non-Profit Cancer Treatment Facility
- a
				  non-profit facility considered tax-exempt under §501(c)(3),
Internal
				  Revenue Code
, pursuant to 26 U.S.C.
				  §501 (c)(3), for the diagnosis and
				  treatment of cancer or cancer-related diseases, whether or not such a facility
				  is required to be licensed by this state.
Nurse Midwife
- a registered nurse certified
				  by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing as a certified nurse midwife, pursuant
				  to R.S. 37:3240-3257, as amended.
Nurse Practitioner-
an advanced practice
				  registered nurse educated in a specified area of care and certified according
				  to the requirements of a nationally recognized accrediting agency and approved
				  by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, pursuant to R.S. 37:911-935, as
				  amended.
Nursing Home
- a private home, institution,
				  building, residence or other place, licensed or provisionally licensed by the
				  Department of Health and Hospitals, pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  40:2009.2, as amended.
Optometrist
- a person holding a license to
				  engage in the practice of optometry in the state of Louisiana, pursuant to R.S.
				  37:1041-1068, as amended.
Person
- an individual, natural
				  person.
Pharmacist
- a person holding a certificate
				  of registration issued by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy pursuant to R.S.
				  37:1171-1183, as amended.
Physical Therapist
- a person holding a
				  license to engage in the practice of physical therapy in the state of
				  Louisiana, pursuant to R.S. 37:2401-2422, as amended.
Podiatrist
- a person holding a license to
				  engage in the practice of podiatry in the state of Louisiana, pursuant to R.S.
				  37:611-628, as amended.
Professional Corporation
- any professional
				  corporation a health care provider is authorized to form under the provisions
				  of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.
Psychologist
- a person holding a license to
				  engage in the practice of psychology in the state of Louisiana, pursuant to
				  R.S. 37:2351-2367, as amended.
Registered Nurse
- a person holding a license
				  to engage in the practice of nursing in the state of Louisiana, pursuant to
				  R.S. 37:911-935, as amended.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1299.44(D)(3).