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(77) “social worker” means an individual who has obtained a master’s degree in social work from a school that is accredited or recognized by the Council on Social Work Education;

(78) “social work service” means a service which assists staff, patients, and patient’s families to understand and cope with emotional and social problems associated with health care;

(79) “specialized hospital” means a facility described in 7 AAC 12.200;

(80) “speech pathologist” means a person who is eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competency granted by the American Speech and Hearing Association, or who meets the educational requirements for that certificate and is currently accumulating the experience required for certification;

(81) “substance abuse” means frequent habitual consumption of damaging or potentially damaging chemical substances, including alcohol, which adversely affect the cognitive function;

(82) repealed 5/24/2007;

(83) “surgical service” means the performance of surgical procedures with the appropriate staff, space, equipment and supplies in a specially designated area;

(84) “surgical suite” means an area that is designated for and restricted to the purpose of performance of surgical procedures;

(85) “interdisciplinary team” means the team described in

(A) 42 C.F.R. 483.20(d)(2)(ii), revised as of October 1, 1991, if the facility is a nursing facility; and

(B) 7 AAC 12.327, if the facility is a hospice agency;

(86) “mid-level practitioner” means the following health professionals authorized to practice under AS 08:

(A) physician assistant;

(B) advanced practice registered nurse;

(87) “rural primary care hospital” means a facility that has been determined by the department to meet the requirements of 7 AAC 12.102;

(88) “critical access hospital” means a facility that has been determined by the department to meet the requirements of 7 AAC 12.104 or that has been certified as a critical access hospital under 42 C.F.R. 485.601 — 42 C.F.R. 485.645;

(89) “critical care service” means a hospital service that provides specialized medical and nursing care to patients who are critically ill;

(90) “short-term hospitalization” means hospitalization for a period that does not exceed,

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AAC 43.180;

(77) “social worker” means an individual who has obtained a master’s degree in social work from a school that is accredited or recognized by the Council on Social Work Education;

(78) “social work service” means a service which assists staff, patients, and patient’s families to understand and cope with emotional and social problems associated with health care;

(79) “specialized hospital” means a facility described in 7 AAC 12.200;

(81) “substance abuse” means frequent habitual consumption of damaging or potentially damaging chemical substances, including alcohol, which adversely affect the cognitive function;

(82) repealed 5/24/2007;

(83) “surgical service” means the performance of surgical procedures with the appropriate staff, space, equipment and supplies in a specially designated area;

(84) “surgical suite” means an area that is designated for and restricted to the purpose of performance of surgical procedures;

(85) “interdisciplinary team” means the team described in

(A) 42 C.F.R. 483.20(d)(2)(ii), revised as of October 1, 1991, if the facility is a nursing facility; and

(B) 7 AAC 12.327, if the facility is a hospice agency;

(86) “mid-level practitioner” means the following health professionals authorized to practice under AS 08:

(A) physician assistant;

(B) advanced practice registered nurse;

(87) “rural primary care hospital” means a facility that has been determined by the department to meet the requirements of 7 AAC 12.102;

(89) “critical care service” means a hospital service that provides specialized medical and nursing care to patients who are critically ill;

(90) “short-term hospitalization” means hospitalization for a period that does not exceed,