PENNSYLVANIA, March 10 - 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 Service Act (48 Stat. 682, 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

Human Services Code.

(x) Any home care agency defined as an entity

licensed as a home care agency under 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

providing health care.

(2) A licensed, certified or otherwise authorized person

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