(7) A prehospital EMS physician.
(8) An individual prescribed by regulation of the
department to provide specialized EMS.
"Health care provider." A physician, advanced practice nurse
practitioner or physician assistant who is licensed to practice
medicine in this Commonwealth.
"Hospital." An institution having an organized medical staff
established for the purpose of providing to inpatients, by or
under the supervision of physicians, diagnostic and therapeutic
services for the care of individuals who are injured, disabled,
pregnant, diseased, sick or mentally ill or rehabilitation
services for the rehabilitation of individuals who are injured,
disabled, pregnant, diseased, sick or mentally ill. The term
includes facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of disorders
within the scope of specific medical specialties.
"Law enforcement agency." The Pennsylvania State Police, a
local law enforcement agency or the Office of Attorney General.
"Local department of health." Any of the following:
(1) A local department of health established by a
municipality under the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L.1304,
No.315), known as the Local Health Administration Law.
(2) A single-county department of health or joint-county
department of health established under the Local Health
Administration Law.
"Local law enforcement agency." A police department of a
city, borough, incorporated town or township.
"Mental health provider." A psychiatrist, psychologist,
advanced practice nurse practitioner with a specialty in
psychiatric mental health, clinical social worker, professional
clinical counselor or marriage and family therapist who is
licensed to practice in this Commonwealth.
"Multicounty team." A multidisciplinary and multiagency
suicide or overdose death review team jointly created by two or
more counties in this Commonwealth.
"Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town
or township.
"Overdose." An alcohol or substance overdose.
"Overdose death." A fatality resulting from one or more
substances taken in excessive amounts.
"Overdose death review." A process in which a multiagency,
multidisciplinary team performs a series of individual overdose
death reviews to effectively identify system gaps and innovative
community-specific overdose prevention and intervention
strategies.
"School." A facility providing elementary, secondary or
postsecondary educational services. The term includes the
following:
(1) A school of a school district.
(2) An area career and technical school.
(3) A joint school.
(4) An intermediate unit.
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