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     § 6302.  Definitions.
        (a)  General rule.--The following words and phrases when used
     in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates
     otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
        "Ancillary health services."  The general and usual services
     rendered and care administered by ancillary health service
     providers as defined herein.
        "Ancillary health service providers."  The following persons
     duly licensed or certified under the laws of this Commonwealth
     to provide ancillary health services: Clinical laboratory
     permittees as defined in the act of September 26, 1951
     (P.L.1539, No.389), known as The Clinical Laboratory Act.
        "Chiropractic services."  The general and usual services
     rendered and care administered by doctors of chiropractic, as
     defined in the act of August 10, 1951 (P.L.1182, No.264), known
     as the Chiropractic Registration Act of 1951.
        "Dental service corporation."  A corporation not-for-profit
     engaged in the business of maintaining and operating a nonprofit
     dental service plan.
        "Dental services."  The general and usual services rendered
     and care administered by doctors of dental surgery, as defined
     in the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental
     Law.
        "Department of Health."  The Department of Health of the
     Commonwealth.
        "General medical service corporation."  A corporation not-
     for-profit engaged in the business of maintaining and operating
     a nonprofit professional health service plan.
        "Health care facility."  As defined in the act of July 19,
     1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act.
        "Health service doctor."  A doctor of dental surgery, doctor
     of medicine, doctor of optometry, doctor of osteopathy, doctor
     of podiatry, doctor of chiropractic, licensed physical
     therapist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified
     registered nurse practitioner, certified enterostomal therapy
     nurse, certified community health nurse, certified psychiatric
     mental health nurse, certified clinical nurse specialist,
     licensed psychologist, licensed speech-language pathologist,
     licensed audiologist or licensed teacher of persons who are
     hearing impaired.
        "Income."  Net income from gains, profits and net income
     derived from professions, vocations, trades, businesses,
     commerce or sales, or dealings in property, whether real or
     personal, growing out of the ownership or use of or interest in
     such property, also from interest, rent, dividends, securities,
     or the transaction of any business carried on for gain or
     profit, or gains or profits and income derived from any source
     whatever and income derived from salaries, wages or compensation
     for personal service of whatever kind and in whatever form paid.
        "Low income."  Low income as set forth in section 6325
     (relating to income status and effect).
        "Medical services."  The general and usual services rendered
     and care administered by doctors of medicine, as defined in the
     act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical
     Practice Act of 1985.
        "Nonprofit dental service plan."  A plan whereby for
     prepayment, periodical or lump sum payment dental services only
     may be provided to persons of low income or over-income and
     their dependents.
        "Nonprofit optometric service plan."  A plan whereby for
     prepayment, periodical or lump sum payment optometric services
     only may be provided to persons of low income and over-income
     and their dependents.
        "Nonprofit professional health service plan."  A plan whereby
     for prepayment, periodical or lump sum payment professional
     health services may be provided to persons of low income or
     over-income and their dependents. The term does not include a
     plan which is primarily a nonprofit dental service plan or a
     nonprofit optometric service plan.
        "Optometric service corporation."  A corporation not-for-
     profit engaged in the business of maintaining and operating a
     nonprofit optometric service plan.
        "Optometric services."  The general and usual services
     rendered and care administered by doctors of optometry, as
     defined in the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L.197, No.57), known as
     the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act.
        "Osteopathic services."  The general and usual services
     rendered and care administered by doctors of osteopathy, as
     defined in the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known
     as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
        "Over-income."  Over-income as set forth in section 6325
     (relating to income status and effect).
        "Person with dependents."  Any person who furnishes other
     persons with their chief support, whether or not such dependent
     person is related to or living with him.
        "Physical therapy services."  The general and usual services
     rendered and care administered by licensed physical therapists,
     as defined as "physical therapy" in the act of October 10, 1975
     (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act.
        "Podiatry services."  The general and usual services rendered
     and care administered by doctors of podiatry, as defined in the
     act of March 2, 1956 (1955 P.L.1206, No.375), known as the
     Podiatry Practice Act.
        "Professional health service corporation."  A dental service
     corporation, a general medical service corporation, or an
     optometric service corporation.
        "Professional health services."  Dental services, medical
     services, optometric services, osteopathic services, podiatry
     services, chiropractic services, physical therapy services,
     psychological services, speech-language pathology services,
     audiology services, services of teachers of persons who are
     hearing impaired, certified registered nurse services provided
     by a certified registered nurse at any time except when the
     certified registered nurse is acting as an employee of a health
     care facility or of an anesthesiology group or any one or more
     of them, provided any of the above-listed services are medically
     necessary.
        "Psychological services."  The general and usual services
     rendered and care administered by licensed psychologists as
     defined as the "practice of psychology" in the act of March 23,
     1972 (P.L.136, No.52), known as the Professional Psychologists
     Practice Act.
        "Speech-language pathology services," "audiology services"
     and "services of teachers of persons who are hearing impaired."
     The general and usual services rendered and care administered by
     licensed speech-language pathologists, licensed teachers of
     persons who are hearing impaired or licensed audiologists, as
     defined in the act of December 21, 1984 (P.L.1253, No.238),
     known as the Speech-Language and Hearing Licensure Act.
        "Subscribers of low income."  Persons of low income who
     subscribe to a nonprofit professional health service plan, a
     nonprofit dental service plan or a nonprofit optometric service
     plan.
        "Subscribers of over-income."  Persons of over-income who
     subscribe to a nonprofit professional health service plan, a
     nonprofit dental service plan or a nonprofit optometric service
     plan.
        (b)  Rule of construction.--The definitions specified in
     subsection (a) are for the purposes of this chapter only and not
     for the purpose of defining dental practice, medical practice,
     optometric practice, osteopathic practice, podiatry practice,
     chiropractic practice, physical therapy practice, psychological
     practice, speech-language pathology practice, audiology practice
     or the practice of teaching persons who are hearing impaired as
     such.
     (Oct. 10, 1980, P.L.801, No.151, eff. 90 days; Mar. 30, 1982,
     P.L.220, No.70, eff. imd.; Nov. 17, 1982, P.L.681, No.193, eff.
     60 days; Apr. 20, 1988, P.L.363, No.57, eff. 60 days; Apr. 21,
     1994, P.L.124, No.14, eff. 60 days)

        References in Text.  The act of August 10, 1951 (P.L.1182,
     No.264), known as the Chiropractic Registration Act of 1951,
     referred to in the def. of "chiropractic services," was repealed
     by the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known as the
     Chiropractic Practice Act.

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