Sec. 4. (a) As used in this article, “health care” means care, services, supplies, or plans related to the health of an individual, including the following:

(1) Preventative, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, and palliative care, including counseling, service, assessment, or procedure concerning the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or that affects the structure or function of the body.

(2) Sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item under a prescription.

(3) An individual or group health plan that provides or pays the costs of care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual.

     (b) The term does not include care, services, supplies, or plans provided:

(1) by the United States Department of Defense;

(2) by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or

(3) to Native Americans.

As added by P.L.150-2012, SEC.1.