Definitions

As used in this part: (1) "Healthcare practitioner" means an individual licensed in a regulated healthcare occupation. (2) (a) "Innovation" means an upgrade in technology that the office determines has the potential to augment the ability of a healthcare practitioner to provide a patient: (i) better access to healthcare; (ii) better health outcomes; or (iii) lower healthcare costs. (b) "Innovation" does not include an upgrade in technology that solely functions to provide advice or treatment to a patient without an interaction between a healthcare practitioner and patient. (3) "Regulated healthcare occupation" means a regulated occupation where licensees of the regulated occupation are primarily engaged in healthcare. (4) "Requestor" means: (a) a legislator; or (b) a representative of: (i) an entity that employs healthcare practitioners; (ii) an institution of higher education that provides training to prospective and current healthcare practitioners; or (iii) a professional group of healthcare practitioners. (5) "Scope of practice review" means a review that the office conducts to determine whether to recommend that a regulated healthcare occupation should incorporate an innovation into the regulated healthcare occupation's practice in a way that would expand the scope of the regulated healthcare occupation's license. (6) "Upgrade in technology" means an addition or change to: (a) a medical apparatus; (b) a medical appliance; (c) artificial intelligence; (d) a medical device; (e) medical equipment; (f) a medical implant; (g) a medical implement; (h) a medical tool; or (i) any other technology the office determines has the potential for a healthcare practitioner to use in the healthcare practitioner's practice.