Rhode Island General Laws 5-48.1-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Director” means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.
(2) “Facility” means any healthcare facility licensed by the department of health or the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals under the provisions of title 23 and title 40.1.
(3) “Healthcare provider” means any person licensed, registered, or certified by this state to provide, or lawfully providing healthcare services. These include, but are not limited to, a physician, hospital, nursing facility, intermediate-care facility or other healthcare facility, dentist, nurse, optometrist, podiatrist, physical therapist, psychiatric social worker, or psychologist.
(4) “Healthcare services” means acts of diagnosis, treatment, medical evaluation, or counseling, or any other acts that may be permissible under the healthcare licensing statutes of this state.
(5) “Person” means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 107, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-48.1-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Director: means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-48.1-2
- Facility: means any healthcare facility licensed by the department of health or the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals under the provisions of title 23 and title 40. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-48.1-2
- Healthcare services: means acts of diagnosis, treatment, medical evaluation, or counseling, or any other acts that may be permissible under the healthcare licensing statutes of this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-48.1-2
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-48.1-2