Law Dictionary
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This term means the source of the longest branch, unless general reputation has given the appellation, to another. Davis v. Bryant, 2 Bibb (Ky.) 110.
In the constitution and laws of the United States, the heads of departments are the officers at the head of the great executive departments of government (commonly calied "the cabi
“head of each agency” means— (A) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts with respect to the judicial branch; and (B) the Mayor of the District of Col
The highest point on the stream which furnishes a continuous stream of water, not necessarilv the longest fork or prong. Uhl v. Reynolds, 64 S W. 498. 23 Ky. Law Rep. 759; State v.
the term “head of the agency” means— (I) in the case of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and (II) in the case of a military department, the Secretary of such mi
In this section, the term “head of the agency concerned” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coa
The term “head of the designated Federal entity” means the board or commission of the designated Federal entity, or in the event the designated Federal entity does not have a board
As used in this section, the term “head of the employing office” means any person with the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges
The term “head of the establishment” means the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interio
the term “head of the Federal agency concerned” means the head of the Federal agency that employs, or has jurisdiction over the uniformed service of, a covered employee permitted t
The term “head of the Federal entity” means any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a Federal entity, and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking o
In hydraulic engineering, mining, etc., the effective force of a body or volume of water, expressed in terms of the vertical distance from the level of the water in the pond, reser
An exaction of 40(i. or more, collected by the sheriff of Northumberland from the people of that county twice in every seven years, without account to the king. Abolished by 23 Hen
The term “Headquarters Agreement” means the International Telecommunication 1 Satellite Organization Headquarters Agreement (November 24, 1976) (TIAS 8542, 28 UST 2248).
A United States land certificate representing a conditional grant of 640 acres. See 12 Tex. 399.
A name sometimes given to a Common Fine (Q. v.). By a payment of a certain sum of money to the lord, litigants might try their suits nearer home. Blount.
Cabinet officers.
The term “Head Start agency” means any agency designated as a Head Start agency under the Head Start Act [42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.].
The term “Head Start classroom” means a group of children supervised and taught by two paid staff members (a teacher and a teacher's aide or two teachers) and, where possible, a vo
The term “Head Start family day care” means Head Start services provided in a private residence other than the residence of the child receiving such services.
A feudal service rendered by a thane, the nature of which is now unknown.
One who heals or cures; specifically, one who professes to cure bodily diseases without medicine or any material means, according to the tenets and practices of so-called "Christia
A court baron. HEALSFANG (from German hals, neck, and fangen, to catch). A sort of pillory, by which the head of the culprit was caught between two boards, as feet are caught in a
Another name for a curative act or statute. See Lockhart v. Troy, 48 Ala. 584.
A sort of pillory.
In Saxon law. A sort of pillory, by which the head of the culprit was caught between two boards, as feet are caught in a pair of stocks. Cowell.
both a patient's mental and physical state.
The term “health and safety study” means any study of any effect of a chemical substance or mixture on health or the environment or on both, including underlying information and ep
For the purposes of this subsection and section 9611(c)(4) of this title, the term "health assessments" shall include preliminary assessments of the potential risk to hum
The term “health benefits” means medical, surgical, hospital, prescription drug, and such other benefits as shall be determined by the Secretary, whether self-funded, or delivered
The term “health benefits account” means an account established and maintained under section 401(h).
“health benefits plan” means a group insurance policy or contract, medical or hospital service agreement, membership or subscription contract, or similar group arrangement provided
The term “health care” includes mental health care. / The term “health care” includes all appropriate examinations, preventive, curative and restorative health and medical care, an
In this section.1 the term “health care-acquired condition” means a medical condition for which an individual was diagnosed that could be identified by a secondary diagnostic code
As used in this section, the term “health care benefit program” has the meaning given such term in section 24(b) of this title. / the term "health care benefit program" h
The term “health care business”— (A) means any public or private entity (without regard to whether that entity is organized for profit or not for profit) that is primarily engaged
The terms "health care clearinghouse", "health care provider", and "health plan" have the meanings given such terms in section 160.103 of title 45, Co
For purposes of this paragraph,1 the term “health care economic information” means any analysis (including the clinical data, inputs, clinical or other assumptions, methods, result
The term “health care entity” means— (i) a hospital that is licensed to provide health care services by the State in which it is located, (ii) an entity (including a health mainten
The term "health care entity or provider" includes any non-Department health care entity or provider, but does not include any Federal health care entity or provider.
The term "health care facility" means a facility in which medical care, diagnosis, or treatment is provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Such term does not includ
The term “health care group” means a group of physicians (as defined in subparagraph (A)) organized at least in part for the purpose of providing physicians’ services under this su
The term "health care industry stakeholder" means any— (A) health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider; (B) advocate for patients or consumers; (C) ph
The term “health care institution” shall include any hospital, convalescent hospital, health maintenance organization, health clinic, nursing home, extended care facility, or other
The term “health care operation” has the meaning given such term in section 164.501 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.
The term “health care operations” has the meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations.
The term “health care organization” means any individual or entity which is obligated to provide, pay for, or administer health benefits under any health plan.
The term “healthcare partner”’ means a healthcare provider, including— (A) a hospital; (B) a Federally-qualified health center (as defined in section 1905( l ) of the Social Securi
The term "health care practitioner" means a person authorized under law to prescribe drugs subject to section 353(b) of title 21.
The term “health-care professional” means a physician, dentist, clinical psychologist, marriage and family therapist certified as such by a certification recognized by the Secretar
The term “health care professional of the Department” means an individual working for the Department in a position described in section 7401 of this title , including a contractor
the term “health care provider” means— (A) a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery (as appropriate) by the State in which the doctor pr
The term “health-care providers” includes health-care plans and insurers and any organizations, institutions, or other entities or individuals who furnish health-care resources.
The term "health care related expenses attributable to COVID–19" means health care related expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19, including the buildi
In this subsection (except as provided in paragraph (6)), the term “health care related tax” means a tax (as defined in paragraph (7)(F)) that— (i) is related to health care items
The term “health-care resource” includes hospital care and medical services (as those terms are defined in section 1701 of this title), services under sections 1782 and 1783 of thi
The term “health care services” includes products provided or purchased through a facility of the uniformed services. / The term “health care services” means any services provided
The term “health care sharing ministry” means an organization— (I) which is described in section 501(c)(3) and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a), (II) members of which s
the term “health care visit”— (A) means a visit, as determined by the Director, by a prisoner to an institutional or noninstitutional health care provider; and (B) does not include
The term “health care workforce” includes all health care providers with direct patient care and support responsibilities, such as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, primary
For purposes of this section, the term “health center” means an entity that serves a population that is medically underserved, or a special medically underserved population compris
The term “health disparities research” means basic, clinical, and behavioral research on health disparity populations (including individual members and communities of such populati
The term “health disparity population” means a population that, as determined by the Secretary, has a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, mo
The term “health education and training center” means an entity that is a recipient of an award under paragraph (1).
The term “Health Extension Agent” means any local, community-based health worker who facilitates and provides assistance to primary care practices by implementing quality improveme
The term “health facility” means an Indian health service center, a Native Hawaiian health center, a hospital, a federally qualified health center, a rural health clinic, a nursing
The term “health home” means a designated provider (including a provider that operates in coordination with a team of health care professionals) or a health team selected by an eli
The term “health home services” means comprehensive and timely high-quality services described in subparagraph (B) that are provided by a designated provider, a team of health care
The term “health information” means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that— (A) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public
The term “health information technology” means hardware, software, integrated technologies or related licenses, intellectual property, upgrades, or packaged solutions sold as servi
an undertaking by one person for reasons satisfactory to him to indemnify another for losses caused by illness
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “health insurance coverage” means benefits consisting of medical care (provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or ot
The term “health insurance issuer” means an insurance company, insurance service, or insurance organization (including a health maintenance organization, as defined in paragraph (3
Laws designed to preserve the public health.
The term “health literacy” means the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand health information and services in order to make
a prepaid organized delivery system where the organization and the primary care physicians assume some financial risk for the care provided to its enrolled members.
The term "Health MAP" means the Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform established under section 1421f–2(a)(1) of this title.
The officer enforces the right of the wife’s equity to a charged with the exeeution and enforcement settlement, Snell, fg. (5th Hd.) 374. of health laws. The powers and duties of
An officer, usually municipal, charged with the enforcement of health laws.
For purposes of this section, the term “health opportunity account” means an account that meets the requirements of this subsection.
The terms "health care clearinghouse", "health care provider", and "health plan" have the meanings given such terms in section 160.103 of title 45, Co
The term “health-plan contract” includes any of the following: (A) An insurance policy or contract, medical or hospital service agreement, membership or subscription contract, or s
The term “health problem” means a disease or medical ailment or an environmental condition that poses the risk of disease or medical ailment. The term includes diseases, ailments,
The term “Health profession” means allopathic medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, geriatric medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, podiatric medicine, nursing,
For purposes of this paragraph the term “health professional” means physicians, dentists, nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, and such other individuals engaged in the delivery of h
The term “health professionals” includes— (A) dentists, dental hygienists, primary care providers, specialty physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psycholo
The term "health professional shortage area" means a health professional shortage area designated under section 254e of this title. / The term "health professional s
In this subsection, the term “health professions officer” means an officer or enlisted member of the Coast Guard in good standing who is— (A) a physician, surgeon, medical speciali
The term “health professions school” means, except as provided in subparagraph (B), a school of medicine, a school of osteopathic medicine, a school of dentistry, a school of pharm
The term “health program administered directly by the Indian Health Service” means a “health program administered by the Service” 2 as such term is used in section 1603(12)(A) of t
The term “health promotion” means any activity for— (A) fostering social, economic, environmental, and personal factors conducive to health, including raising public awareness rega
The term “health-related activities” means advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that result in individuals with developmental disabilities having access to a
The term “health-related tasks” means specific tasks related to the needs of an individual, which can be delegated or assigned by licensed health-care professionals under State law
the term “health research” shall include, but not be limited to, research, investigations, and studies relating to causes and methods of prevention of accidents, including but not
The term “health savings account” means a trust created or organized in the United States as a health savings account exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified medical ex
For purposes of this subchapter, the term “health services research” means research endeavors that study the impact of the organization, financing and management of health services
The term “health status and resource deficiency” means the extent to which— (A) the health status objectives set forth in sections 1602(1) and 1602(2) of this title are not being a
The term "health status-related factor" means any of the factors described in section 1182(a)(1) of this title. / The term “health status-related factor” means any of the
The term “health system” means a collection of hospitals that are owned and operated by the same entity and that share access to databases with drug order information for their pat
The term “health systems agency” means an entity which is designated in accordance with section 300 l –4 of this title.