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269 b. Included within the advanced practice registry as a Nurse Practitioner. 53. Nursing Facility means a health care entity that is: a. Licensed as a Nursing Care Facility through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; and b. Certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to participate in the Medicaid program as a Skilled Nursing Care Facility. 54. Occupational Therapist means an individual who is licensed as an Occupational Therapist by the Director of the Division of Professions and Occupations within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. 55. Optical Outlet means a health care supplier that is qualified to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for the correction of vision. If, in the performance of its duties, the Optical Outlet requires laboratory services, the laboratory is required to have a current and valid Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification. 56. Optometrist means an individual who is licensed as an Optometrist by the State Board of Optometry within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. 57. Osteopath means an individual who holds a degree of “doctor of osteopathy,” and who is licensed as a physician by the Colorado Medical Board within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. 58. Personal Care Agency means a health care entity that has a Class A or Class B Home Care Agency license from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. 59. Pharmacist means an individual who is licensed as a Pharmacist by the State Board of Pharmacy within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.