13-1b-401. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Healthcare practitioner" means an individual licensed in a regulated healthcare occupation.
(2) "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: better access to healthcare; better health outcomes; or lower healthcare costs. "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 legislator; or a representative of: an entity that employs healthcare practitioners; an institution of higher education that provides training to prospective and current healthcare practitioners; or 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 medical apparatus; a medical appliance; artificial intelligence; a medical device; medical equipment; a medical implant; a medical implement; a medical tool; or any other technology the office determines has the potential for a healthcare practitioner to use in the healthcare practitioner's practice.