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(34) “linen” means sheets, pillow cases, towels, washcloths, bed spreads, scrub suits, blankets, and infant diapers, bands, and shirts;

(35) “long-term care service” means a service which provides long-term nursing and other supportive care;

(36) “medical asepsis” means the practice of techniques which reduce the level of microorganismic presence to reduce a risk of infection;

(37) “medical record service” means a service which maintains medical records;

(38) “medical service” means preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic measures performed by or at the direction of a physician;

(39) “medical staff” means physicians and other medical practitioners appointed by the governing body to practice within medical staff bylaws adopted under 7 AAC 12.110(b), 7 AAC 12.210(b), and 7 AAC 12.465(b);

(40) “mental illness” means an organic, mental, or emotional impairment that has substantial adverse effects on an individual’s ability to exercise conscious control of his actions or ability to perceive reality or to reason or understand; intellectual and developmental disabilities, epilepsy, drug addiction, and alcoholism do not by themselves constitute mental illness, although persons suffering from these conditions may also be suffering from mental illness;

(41) “midwife” means a person who is

(A) authorized to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse under 12 AAC 44.400 and who is certified to practice midwifery by a national certification body recognized under 12 AAC 44.420 and 12 AAC 44.430;

(B) a direct-entry midwife certified to practice midwifery under 12 AAC 14.100 — 12 AAC 14.120; or

(C) an apprentice who meets the requirements of 12 AAC 14.130 and is supervised as provided under 12 AAC 14.220;

(42) “nursing home” means a facility described in 7 AAC 12.250;

(43) “nursing service” means the provision of direct and extended care to patients by professional and nonprofessional personnel under the supervision of a registered nurse;

(44) “nursing staff” means the licensed nurses, nurse’s aides, and orderlies employed by a facility;

(45) “occupational therapist” means a person who is a graduate of an occupational therapy program which is approved by a nationally recognized accrediting body, or who holds a current certificate as a registered occupational therapist, from the American Occupational Therapy Association;