36-2171. Definitions


In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Department" means the department of health services.


2. "Mid-level provider" means a physician assistant as defined in section 32-2501,
a registered nurse practitioner as defined in section 32-1601 or a registered nurse
practitioner who is certified by the state board of nursing as a qualified nurse midwife.


3. "Rural" means either:


(a) A county with a population of less than four hundred thousand persons according
to the most recent United States decennial census.


(b) A census county division with less than fifty thousand persons in a county with
a population of four hundred thousand or more persons according to the most recent United
States decennial census.