Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:4230 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:4230
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dental practitioner: means anyone issued a permit or licensed to practice under the provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 37, when engaged in such practice, and shall include professional dental corporations and partnerships. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:4230
- Medical institution: means any hospital as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:4230
- Medical practitioner: means anyone issued a permit or licensed to practice under the provisions of Chapters 11, 13, or 15 of Title 37, when engaged in such practice, and shall include professional medical corporations and partnerships, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors, physical therapists, and psychologists. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:4230
As used in this Chapter, the terms listed below shall mean the following:
(1) “Medical practitioner” means anyone issued a permit or licensed to practice under the provisions of Chapters 11, 13, or 15 of Title 37, when engaged in such practice, and shall include professional medical corporations and partnerships, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors, physical therapists, and psychologists.
(2) “Dental practitioner” means anyone issued a permit or licensed to practice under the provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 37, when engaged in such practice, and shall include professional dental corporations and partnerships.
(3) “Medical institution” means any hospital as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 40:2102; any nursing home or home as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 40:2009.2; or any physician’s or dentist’s offices or clinics containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human illnesses.
(4) “Medical contract” means a) with respect to employment for services entered into by a patient and a medical practitioner, any written agreement, a sample of which is provided in La. Rev. Stat. 9:4231 below b) with respect to agreement between a medical institution and a patient, any contract of employment for services (including all equipment, supplies or personnel employed in connection therewith) described or regulated by Chapters 11, 13, and 15 of Title 37 or Chapter 11 of Title 40, whether entered into directly or indirectly by the patient, on the one hand, and the medical institution, on the other hand.
(5) “Dental contract” means any employment for services including all equipment, supplies or personnel employed in connection therewith described or regulated by Chapter 9 of Title 37, whether entered into directly or indirectly by the patient, on the one hand, and the dental practitioner or medical institution, on the other hand.
(6) “Professional corporation” means any professional medical corporation created under the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 12:901, any professional dental corporation created under the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 12:981.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 371, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1451, §3.