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scope of that provider’s license, practice, and privileges;

(101) “rural health clinic” has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900; “rural health clinic” includes a community health center and a federally qualified health center under 7 AAC 43.870;

(102) “standing order” means a written order stipulating a specific treatment approach for patients who meet certain criteria or have a specific medical condition, thus eliminating the need for individual physician’s orders for those patients, unless otherwise indicated;

(103) “hospice agency” means a

(A) program that primarily provides hospice services where a client lives or stays, that uses designated staff time and facility services, and that is distinct from other programs; or

(B) place, including a freestanding structure or a separate part of a structure in which other services are provided, that primarily provides hospice services and a place of residence for clients;

(104) “free-standing birth center” has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900. (Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 5/28/92, Register 122; am 5/4/97, Register 142; am 9/1/2000, Register 155; am 6/23/2006, Register 179; am 12/3/2006, Register 180; am 5/24/2007, Register 182; am 9/30/2007, Register 183; am 7/29/2011, Register 199; am 5/14/2021, Register 238; am 5/14/2021, Register 238; am 3/17/2022, Register 241) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.040 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: In 2002 the revisor of statues, acting under AS 01.05.031, renumbered the paragraphs in former AS 08.68.410 to place defined terms in alphabetical order; and in 2010 the revisor of statutes, again acting under AS 01.05.031, renumbered former AS 08.68.410 as AS 08.68.850. As of Register 196 (January 2011), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the definitions of “registered nurse anesthetist” and “licensed practical nurse” in 7 AAC 12.990, so that cross-references to former AS 08.68.410(6) and AS 08.68.410 now refer to the realphabetized and renumbered statute, AS 08.68.850(7) and 08.68.850, respectively. As of Register 207 (October 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and sec. 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013, the regulations attorney made technical changes to 7 AAC 12.990, to change ‘‘intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded’’ to ‘‘intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition’’ and to change ‘‘mental retardation’’ to ‘‘intellectual and developmental disabilities.’’ Chapter 42, SLA 2013 amended terminology in the Alaska Statutes to replace references to ‘‘mental retardation’’ and ‘‘mentally retarded’’ with more current terms. Section 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013 instructed that similar changes be made in the Alaska Administrative Code.