§ 1311 - Definitions
§ 1311. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) A person who advertises or holds himself or herself out to the public as a physician or surgeon, or who assumes the title or uses the words or letters "Dr.," "Doctor," "Professor," "M.D.," or "M.B.," in connection with his or her name, or any other title implying or designating that he or she is a practitioner of medicine or surgery in any of its branches, or shall advertise or hold himself or herself out to the public as one skilled in the art of curing or alleviating disease, pain, bodily injuries, or physical or nervous ailments, or shall prescribe, direct, recommend, or advise, give or sell for the use of any person, any drug, medicine or other agency or application for the treatment, cure, or relief of any bodily injury, pain, infirmity, or disease, or who follows the occupation of treating diseases by any system or method, shall be deemed a physician, or practitioner of medicine or surgery.
(2) "Board" means the state board of medical practice established under section 1351 of this title.
(3) "License" means license to practice medicine and surgery in the state as defined in subchapter 3 of this chapter. "Licensee" includes individuals licensed under this chapter and chapter 7 of this title and registrants and holders of certificates issued by the board.
(4) "Medical director" means, for purposes of this chapter, a physician who is board-certified or board-eligible in his or her field of specialty, as determined by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), and who is charged by a health maintenance organization with responsibility for overseeing all clinical activities of the plan in this state, or his or her designee.
(5) "Health maintenance organization", as used in this section, shall have the same meaning as defined in subdivision 9402(10) of Title 18.
(6) "Members" means members of the board.
(7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the board. (Amended 1975, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 49; 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. June 13, 2002; 2003, No. 34, § 4, eff. May 23, 2003; 2009, No. 25, § 10.)