Certain health care providers; state agency status

251.07 Certain health care providers; state agency status. (1) In this section: (a) “Advanced practice registered nurse ” means an advanced practice nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2). (b) “Physician assistant” means a person licensed under s. 448.974. (2) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who is not an employee of the local health department and who provides services, without compensation, for those programs and services provided by a local health department that require medical oversight is, for the provision of the services he or she provides, a state agent of the department of health services for the purposes of ss. 165.25 (6), 893.82 (3), and 895.46. History: 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2007 a. 130; 2009 a. 276; 2025 a. 18, 134.