36-2171. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Advance practice provider" means a physician assistant as defined in section 32-2501 or a registered nurse practitioner as defined in section 32-1601.
2. " Behavioral health provider" means a physician who is a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist, a psychologist, a physician assistant or a registered nurse practitioner who is certified to practice as a behavioral health specialist or a person who is licensed pursuant to title 32 as a clinical social worker, professional counselor or marriage and family therapist.
3. " Department" means the department of health services.
4. " Pharmacist" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-1901.
5. " Rural" means either of the following:
(a) A county with a population of less than four hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.
(b) A census county division with less than fifty thousand persons in a county with a population of four hundred thousand or more persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.