Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 49 > Chapter 19 - Latino Commission

• Classification plan: means all the classes of positions established for the classified service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Demotion: means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of a lower class which generally involves less responsibility and provides less pay. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Healthcare provider: means a person, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, facility, or institution licensed or certified by this state to provide healthcare or professional services as a physician assistant; hospital; nursing home; dentist; registered nurse; advanced practice registered nurse; licensed dietitian or nutritionist; licensed practical nurse; certified nurse assistant; offshore health service provider; ambulance service; licensed midwife; pharmacist; speech-language pathologist; audiologist; optometrist; podiatrist; chiropractor; physical therapist; occupational therapist; certified or licensed athletic trainer; psychologist; medical psychologist; social worker; licensed professional counselor; licensed perfusionist; licensed respiratory therapist; licensed radiologic technologist; licensed hearing aid dealer; licensed, certified, or registered addiction counselor; licensed, certified, or registered prevention professional; certified compulsive gambling counselor; behavioral health provider who works for a licensed agency or credentialed provider which provides community psychiatric support and treatment services or psychosocial rehabilitation services as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1223.3
• Originating site: means the location of the patient at the time the service is furnished via a telecommunications system or when the asynchronous store and forward transfer occurs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1223.3
• Telehealth: means healthcare services, including behavioral health services, provided by a healthcare provider, as defined in this Section, to a person through the use of electronic communications, information technology, asynchronous store-and-forward transfer technology, or synchronous interaction between a provider at a distant site and a patient at an originating site, including but not limited to assessment of, diagnosis of, consultation with, treatment of, and remote monitoring of a patient, and transfer of medical data. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1223.3