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Glossary Terms for Policy 610.010

Health Care Provider

A person who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.

Referenced by

• 610.010 - Offender Consent for Health Care
• 610.025 - Health Services Management of Offenders in Cases of Alleged Sexual Misconduct
• 650.035 - Medications for Transfer and Release
• 670.020 - HIV Infection and AIDS
• 830.120 - Family and Medical Leave
• 840.100 - Disability Accommodation and Separation

Informed Consent

The documented agreement by a patient to a treatment, examination, or procedure after the patient receives the material facts about the nature, consequences, and risks of the proposed treatment, examination, or procedure and the alternatives to it.

Referenced by

• 610.010 - Offender Consent for Health Care