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the term “number of elapsed years” means (except as otherwise provided by section 104(j)(2) of the Social Security Amendments of 1972) the number of calendar years after 1950 (or,
The term “number portability” means the ability of users of telecommunications services to retain, at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of q
The term "numeric materiality standard" means a dollar amount of misstatements, including omissions, contained in an incurred cost audit that would be material if the mis
Numismatic item.—The term "numismatic item" means any medal, proof coin, uncirculated coin, bullion coin, or other coin specifically designated by statute as a numismatic
Numismatic operations and programs.—The term "numismatic operations and programs"— (A) means the activities concerning, and assets utilized in, the production, administra
The term “nurse” means a nurse who meets all of the following: (A) The nurse graduated from— (i) an accredited school of nursing (as those terms are defined in section 296 of title
In this paragraph, the term “nurse aide” means any individual providing nursing or nursing-related services to residents in a skilled nursing facility, but does not include an indi
The term “nurse managed health clinic” means a nurse-practice arrangement, managed by advanced practice nurses, that provides primary care or wellness services to underserved or vu
The term “physician assistant” and the term “nurse practitioner” mean, for purposes of this subchapter, a physician assistant or nurse practitioner who performs such services as su
The term “nursery tree grower” means a person who produces nursery, ornamental, fruit, nut, or Christmas trees for commercial sale, as determined by the Secretary. / The term "
The term "nursing facility" means a facility or institution (or a distinct part of an institution) that is primarily engaged in providing to residents of the facility or
For purposes of this subchapter, the term “nursing facility services” means services which are or were required to be given an individual who needs or needed on a daily basis nursi
“nursing home” means any institution or facility defined as such for licensing purposes under State law, or, if State law does not employ the term nursing home, the equivalent term
“nursing home administrator” means any individual who is charged with the general administration of a nursing home whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such
The term “nursing home care” means the accommodation of convalescents or other persons who are not acutely ill and not in need of hospital care, but who require nursing care and re
In this section, the term “nursing staff” includes the following: (1) A registered nurse. (2) A licensed practical or vocational nurse. (3) A nurse assistant appointed under this c
the term “nutritional quality” means— (A) the appropriate levels of individual nutrients in the diet; (B) the appropriate levels between nutrients in the diet; (C) the bioavailabil
“Nutritional risk” means (A) detrimental or abnormal nutritional conditions detectable by biochemical or anthropometric measurements, (B) other documented nutritionally related med
The term “nutrition education” means any action to disseminate to the public information resulting from research concerning the economic value or nutritional benefits of wheat, pro
the term “nutrition monitoring and related research” means the set of activities necessary to provide timely information about the role and status of factors that bear on the contr
“Costs of nutrition services and administration” or “nutrition services and administration” means costs that shall include, but not be limited to, costs for certification of eligib
The term “NWFP” means the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which has Peshawar as its provincial capital.