Title 31, Chapter 33, Section 1
( 31-33-1)
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Patient" means any person who has received health care
services from a provider. (2) "Provider" means all hospitals, including public, private,
osteopathic, and tuberculosis hospitals; other special care units,
including podiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and
kidney disease treatment centers, including freestanding
hemodialysis units; intermediate care facilities; ambulatory
surgical or obstetrical facilities; health maintenance
organizations; and home health agencies. It shall also mean any
person licensed to practice under Chapter 9, 11, 26, 34, 35, or 39
of Title 43. (3) "Record" means a patient's health record, including, but not
limited to, evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses, laboratory reports,
X-rays, prescriptions, and other technical information used in
assessing the patient's condition, or the pertinent portion of the
record relating to a specific condition or a summary of the
record. |