125:25-a Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. 'Diagnostic service' means providing any test to determine or identify the nature of a disease, including laboratory and exploratory tests. II. 'Department' means the department of health and human services. III. 'Health care practitioner' means any person licensed or registered as a health care provider in the state of New Hampshire. 'Health care practitioner' shall not include any person who has retired from the practice of health care, or any person who does not hold a current license or certificate to practice health care. IV. 'Ownership interest' means any and all ownership interest by a health care practitioner or such person's spouse or child, including, but not limited to, any membership, proprietary interest, stock interest, partnership interest, co-ownership in any form, or any profit-sharing arrangement. It shall not include ownership of investment securities purchased by the practitioner on terms available to the general public and which are publicly traded. V. 'Therapeutic services' means physical therapy, radiation therapy, intravenous therapy and rehabilitation services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, c and which are publicly traded. V. 'Therapeutic services' means physical therapy, radiation therapy, intravenous therapy and rehabilitation services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology or any combination thereof. Source. 1993, 334:2. 1995, 310:72. 2000, 77:2, eff. June 20, 2000.
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