Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-3425

• Charitable healthcare provider: means the same as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-3401
• Fund: means the healthcare stabilization fund established pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-3401
• Healthcare provider: means a person licensed to practice any branch of the healing arts by the state board of healing arts, a person who holds a temporary permit to practice any branch of the healing arts issued by the state board of healing arts, a person engaged in a postgraduate training program approved by the state board of healing arts, a medical care facility licensed by the state of Kansas, a podiatrist licensed by the state board of healing arts, a health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority by the commissioner, an optometrist licensed by the board of examiners in optometry, a pharmacist licensed by the state board of pharmacy, a licensed professional nurse who is authorized to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist, a licensed professional nurse who has been granted a temporary authorization to practice nurse anesthesia under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-3401
• Professional services: means patient care or other services authorized under the act governing licensure of a healthcare provider. See Kansas Statutes 40-3401
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.