Health Professionals Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 42 USCS § 294q [Title 42. The Public Health And Welfare; Chapter 6A. The Public Health Service, Health Professions Education, Health Professions And Public Health Workforce, Health Professions Workforce Information And Analysis], the term "health professionals" includes :
(A) dentists, dental hygienists, primary care providers, specialty physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists and other behavioral and mental health professionals (including substance abuse prevention and treatment providers), social workers, physical and occupational therapists, public health professionals, clinical pharmacists, allied health professionals, doctors of chiropractic, community health workers, school nurses, certified nurse midwives, podiatrists, licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers, the EMS workforce (including professional and volunteer ambulance personnel and firefighters who perform emergency medical services), and integrative health practitioners;
(B) national representatives of health professionals;
(C) representatives of schools of medicine, osteopathy, nursing, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, allied health, educational programs for public health professionals, behavioral and mental health professionals (as so defined), social workers, pharmacists, physical and occupational therapists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, oral health care industry dentistry and dental hygiene, and physician assistants;
(D) representatives of public and private teaching hospitals, and ambulatory health facilities, including Federal medical facilities; and
(E) any other health professional the Comptroller General of the United States determines appropriate.
Legal Definition list
- Health Professional(s) Shortage Area
- Health Profession
- Health Maintenance Organization HMO
- Health Literacy
- Health Insurance Underwriting
- Health Professionals
- Health Professionals Recovery Program
- Health Professions School
- Health Professions Student Loan [Public Health]
- Health Promotion
- Health Promotion Programs
Related Legal Terms
- Accelerated Benefits (Health Care)
- Accumulation Value (Health Care)
- Actual Age (Health Care)
- Actuarial Equivalent (Health Care)
- Additional Health Services
- Admitting Privileges (Health Care)
- Adult Day Health Care
- Adult Day Services (ADS) (Health Care)
- Advance Directives (Health Care)
- Adverse Determination (Health Care)
