As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Board' means the State Board of Finance;(2) 'Choosing Wisely initiative' means the initiative established by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation that seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures;(3) 'Emerging therapies' means therapeutic services that have not historically been covered but for which new evidence may demonstrate therapeutic enhancements or opportunities for cost avoidance, or both;(4) 'Evidence' means peer-reviewed objective studies of emerging therapies; and(5) 'Regenerative injection therapy' means a nonsurgical orthopedic treatment performed by injecting into a joint or soft tissue a substance that stimulates the growth of normal cells and tissues for the purpose of strengthening or repairing a painful or injured joint or connective tissue.Amended by Act 2021, No. 1004,§ 23, eff. 4/28/2021.Added by Act 2017, No. 1089,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Board' means the State Board of Finance;(2) 'Choosing Wisely initiative' means the initiative established by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation that seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures;(3) 'Emerging therapies' means therapeutic services that have not historically been covered but for which new evidence may demonstrate therapeutic enhancements or opportunities for cost avoidance, or both;(4) 'Evidence' means peer-reviewed objective studies of emerging therapies; and(5) 'Regenerative injection therapy' means a nonsurgical orthopedic treatment performed by injecting into a joint or soft tissue a substance that stimulates the growth of normal cells and tissues for the purpose of strengthening or repairing a painful or injured joint or connective tissue.Amended by Act 2021, No. 1004,§ 23, eff. 4/28/2021.Added by Act 2017, No. 1089,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
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