(410 ILCS 642/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Authorized nursing employee" means a registered nurse or advanced practice nurse, as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, who is employed by a home health agency or hospice licensed in this State.
"Health care professional" means a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes services under this Act, or a physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to perform services under this Act by his or her supervising physician.
"Home health agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.04 of the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act.
"Hospice" means a full hospice, as defined in Section 3 of the Hospice Program Licensing Act.
"Physician" means a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all its branches.
(Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
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