As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) Advanced practice provider means an advanced practice registered
nurse, as defined in section 12-255-104 (1), or a physician assistant licensed
pursuant to article 240 of title 12.
(1.2) Advisory council means the Colorado health service corps advisory
council created pursuant to section 25-1.5-504.
(1.3) Behavioral health-care provider means the following providers who
provide behavioral health-care services within their scope of practice:
(a) A licensed addiction counselor;
(b) A certified addiction counselor;
(c) A licensed professional counselor;
(d) A licensed clinical social worker;
(e) A licensed marriage and family therapist;
(f) A licensed psychologist;
(g) A licensed physician assistant with specific training in substance use
disorders;
(h) An advanced practice registered nurse with specific training in substance
use disorders, pain management, or psychiatric nursing; or
(i) A physician with specific board certification or training in addiction
medicine, pain management, or psychiatry.
(1.5) Behavioral health-care services means services for the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of, and the recovery from, mental health and substance
use disorders.
(1.7) Candidate for licensure means a person who:
(a) Is a candidate for a license as a licensed psychologist, clinical social
worker, marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or addiction
counselor;
(b) Has completed a master's degree or, for a psychologist licensure
candidate, has completed a doctoral degree;
(c) Has not yet completed the supervised experience hours required for
licensure pursuant to section 12-245-304 (1)(d), 12-245-404 (2)(c), 12-245-504
(1)(d), 12-245-604 (1)(d), or 12-245-804 (1)(g), as applicable; and
(d) Is or will be providing behavioral health-care services.
(2) Colorado health service corps means the loan repayment program
created and operated pursuant to this part 5.
(3) Colorado health service corps fund or fund means the Colorado
health service corps fund created in section 25-1.5-506.
(4) Federally designated health professional shortage area means a health
professional shortage area as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254e.
(4.3) Geriatric advanced practice provider means an advanced practice
provider who satisfies one of the following:
(a) Has completed a formal postgraduate geriatrics training program;
(b) Has completed:
(I) Formal geriatrics training within the advanced practice provider training
program, which includes didactic teaching or training about geriatric syndromes
and the importance of physical and cognitive function in the care of older adults;
and
(II) Postgraduate clinical experience with an emphasis on time spent
providing geriatric care; or
(c) Has completed geriatric track clinical experience within the advanced
practice provider training program.
(4.5) Geriatric care means health care that is provided to older adults,
including care provided in outpatient, post-acute, or home-based settings, that
focuses on identifying and managing geriatric syndromes and the importance of the
older adult's physical and cognitive functional status. Geriatric care does not
include hospice-only care.
(5) Health-care professional means a licensed physician, an advanced
practice registered nurse registered pursuant to section 12-255-111, a mental health
practitioner, a licensed physician assistant, or any other licensed health-care
provider for which the federal government authorizes participation in a federally
matched state loan repayment program to encourage health-care professionals to
provide services in underserved communities.
(6) Health-care professional faculty member means a person who has an
advanced degree in a health-care professional field and is employed in a qualified
faculty position.
(6.5) Health professional shortage area means a federally designated
health professional shortage area or a state-designated health professional
shortage area.
(7) National health service corps program means the program established
in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254d.
(8) Nursing faculty member means a person who has an advanced degree
in nursing and is employed in a qualified faculty position.
(8.5) Older adult means an individual who is at least sixty-five years of age.
(9) Primary care office means the primary care office created pursuant to
part 4 of this article.
(10) Primary health services means health services regarding family
medicine, general practice, general internal medicine, pediatrics, general obstetrics
and gynecology, oral health, or mental health that are provided by health-care
professionals.
(11) Qualified faculty position means a part-time or full-time teaching
position at an educational institution with accredited nursing or health-care
professional training programs, which position requires an advanced degree that
meets national accreditation standards and is approved by the primary care office.
(12) Scholarship program means the scholarship program for addiction
counselors created in section 25-1.5-503.5.
(13) State-designated health professional shortage area means an area of
the state designated by the primary care office, in accordance with state-specific
methodologies established by the state board by rule pursuant to section 25-1.5-404 (1)(a), as experiencing a shortage of health-care professionals, geriatric
advanced practice providers, or behavioral health-care providers.
(14) Underserved population means any of the following:
(a) Individuals eligible for medical assistance under articles 4 to 6 of title
25.5;
(b) Individuals who are provided services by a behavioral health-care
provider and are either charged fees on a sliding scale based upon income or are
served without charge.