WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 376

(F) (G) "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS
LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS OR
PRACTICE OF A PROFESSION.

(G) (H) "HEALTH CARE ENTITY" MEANS A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT
PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE:

(1)      TESTING, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT OF HUMAN DISEASE OR
DYSFUNCTION; OR

(2)      DISPENSING OF DRUGS, MEDICAL DEVICES, MEDICAL APPLIANCES,
OR MEDICAL GOODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HUMAN DISEASE OR DYSFUNCTION.

(H) (I) "HEALTH CARE SERVICE" MEANS MEDICAL PROCEDURES, TESTS
AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO A PATIENT BY OR THROUGH A HEALTH CARE ENTITY.

(I) (J) "IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER" MEANS A HEALTH CARE
PRACTITIONER'S:

(1)      SPOUSE;

(2)      CHILD;

(3)      CHILD'S SPOUSE;

(4)      PARENT;

(5)      SPOUSE'S PARENT;

(6)      SIBLING; OR

(7)      SIBLING'S SPOUSE.

(J) (K) (1) "IN-OFFICE ANCILLARY SERVICES" MEANS THOSE BASIC
HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND TESTS ROUTINELY PERFORMED IN THE OFFICE OF
ONE OR MORE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS.

(2) EXCEPT FOR A RADIOLOGIST GROUP PRACTICE OR AN OFFICE
CONSISTING SOLELY OF ONE OR MORE RADIOLOGISTS, "IN-OFFICE ANCILLARY
SERVICES" DOES NOT INCLUDE:

(I)      MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SERVICES;

(II)     RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES; OR

(III)   COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY SCAN SERVICES.

(K) (L) (1) "REFERRAL" MEANS ANY REFERRAL OF A PATIENT FOR
HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

(2) "REFERRAL" INCLUDES:

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