Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 590 - Diabetes Supplies, Equipment, and Education Covered by Insurance › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:590-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When used in this Chapter the following words or terms shall
				  have the following meaning unless the context of the sentence requires another
				  meaning.
"Board"
means the Oklahoma State Board of
				  Health.
"Certified health professional"
means a
				  certified diabetes educator or a certified health education specialist who has
				  1.) completed a course of education and training 2.) passed a national
				  examination; and, 3.) achieved certification from a national certifying
				  organization recognized by the United States Department of Health and Human
				  Services. The certified diabetes educator has mastered a core of knowledge and
				  skill in the biological and social sciences, communication, counseling, and
				  education, and has experience in the education of patients with
				  diabetes.
"Commissioner"
means the Oklahoma Commissioner
				  of Health.
"Eye physician"
means licensed ophthalmologist
				  or optometrist.
"Diabetes"
means diabetes mellitus a common
				  chronic, serious systemic disorder of energy metabolism that includes a
				  heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders that can be characterized by an
				  elevated blood glucose level. The terms diabetes and diabetes mellitus are
				  considered synonymous and defined to include persons using insulin, persons not
				  using insulin, individuals with elevated blood glucose levels induced by
				  pregnancy, or persons with other medical conditions or medical therapies which
				  wholly or partially consist of elevated blood glucose levels.
"Diabetes self-management training"
means
instruction provided in an inpatient or outpatient setting which
				  enables diabetic patients to understand the diabetic management process and
				  daily management of diabetic therapy as a method of avoiding frequent
				  hospitalizations and complications
(O.S.L. 1996, Chapter 125, Section
				  1 (A)(3)(b). The diabetes self-management process includes daily and life-long
				  skills, problem-solving strategies, and lifestyle changes to effectively delay
				  or prevent both acute and chronic complications.
"FDA"
means the United States Food and Drug
				  Administration.
"Licensed health care provider who can
				  prescribe"
means
any person authorized by the state law to so
				  prescribe and who is currently licensed by the respective state licensing
				  authority
. (59 O.S. 1991, § 353.1)
"Licensed health care provider"
means any person
				  who is the holder of a current license or certification issued pursuant to the
				  laws of this state authorizing such person to practice as a:
(A) licensed medical doctor, osteopathic physician, podiatric
				  physician or physician assistant pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Practice Act,
				  Oklahoma Osteopathic Practice Act, or the Oklahoma Podiatry Act;
(B) registered nurse licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma
				  Nursing Practice Act;
(C) registered dietitian licensed pursuant to the provisions
				  of the Licensed Dietitian Act;
(D) registered pharmacist licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma
				  Pharmacy Act;
"Medical equipment"
means non-disposable/durable
				  equipment used to treat diabetes.
"Medical nutrition therapy"
means the assessment
				  of patient nutritional status followed by therapy including diet modification,
				  planning and counseling services which are furnished by a registered licensed
				  dietitian.
"Medical supplies"
means disposable supplies
				  used to treat diabetes.
"Prescription"
means and includes
any
				  order for drug or medical supplies written or signed or transmitted by word of
				  mouth, telephone or other means of communication by a legally competent
				  practitioner with prescribing authority, licensed by law to prescribe such
				  drugs and medical supplies intended to be filled, compounded, or dispensed by a
				  registered pharmacist.
(59 O.S. 1991, § 353.1)
"Prescription drug"
means a
drug which,
				  under federal law, is required prior to being dispensed or delivered, to be
				  labeled with the following statement, "Caution: Federal law prohibits
				  dispensing without prescription, "or a drug which is required by any applicable
				  federal or state law or regulation to be dispensed on prescription only or is
				  restricted to use by practitioners only.
(59 O.S. 1991, §
				  353.1)
Added at 14 Ok Reg 943,
				  eff 1-8-97 through 7-14-97 (emergency); Added at 14 Ok Reg 3140, eff
				  7-25-97