by the Governor under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(c), including any
parent organization of the facility.
(viii) Any clinical laboratory certified under the
Federal Clinical Laboratory amendments in section 353 of
the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. § 263a) or
licensed under the act of September 26, 1951 (P.L.1539,
No.389), known as The Clinical Laboratory Act.
(ix) Any child care center or family child care home
licensed by the Department of Human Services under the
act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human
Services Code.
(x) Any home care agency defined as an entity
licensed as a home care agency under the act of July 19,
1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care
Facilities Act.
(xi) Any home health care agency defined as an
entity licensed as a home health care agency under the
Health Care Facilities Act.
"Health care practitioner." As defined in section 103 of the
Health Care Facilities Act.
"Health care provider." A person or entity or an officer,
employee or agent of the person or entity, including a
corporation, university or other educational institution,
licensed or approved by the Commonwealth to provide health care
or professional medical services as a physician, certified nurse
midwife, podiatrist, hospital, nursing home, birth center and
any other entity whose primary purpose is to provide medical
care. The term includes any of the following:
(1) An individual employed or contracted by a health
care practitioner or health care facility who is involved in
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