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216.263 Definitions.

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Page 1 of 1 216.263 Definitions. As used in KRS 216.261 to 216.269: <br>(1) &quot;Board&quot; means the Kentucky e-Health Network Board; <br>(2) &quot;Electronic health network&quot; means a network that allows for secure exchange of needed information among authorized health care providers, third-party payors, and <br>patients, with information being exchanged in real time when feasible; (3) &quot;Health care provider&quot; has the same meaning as provided in KRS 311.621 and includes optometrists licensed under KRS Chapter 320; (4) &quot;HIPAA&quot; means the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; (5) &quot;Insurer&quot; has the same meaning as provided in KRS 304.17A-005; and <br>(6) &quot;Ke-HN&quot; means the Kentucky e-Health Network. Effective: March 8, 2005 <br>History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 2, effective March 8, 2005.