As used in this part:
(1) "Healthcare practitioner" means an individual licensed in a regulated healthcare occupation.
(2)
(a) "Innovation" means an upgrade in technology that the office determines has the potential to augment the ability of a healthcare practitioner to provide a patient:
(i) better access to healthcare;
(ii) better health outcomes; or
(iii) lower healthcare costs.
(b) "Innovation" does not include an upgrade in technology that solely functions to provide advice or treatment to a patient without an interaction between a healthcare practitioner and patient.
(3) "Regulated healthcare occupation" means a regulated occupation where licensees of the regulated occupation are primarily engaged in healthcare.
(4) "Requestor" means:
(a) a legislator; or
(b) a representative of:
(i) an entity that employs healthcare practitioners;
(ii) an institution of higher education that provides training to prospective and current healthcare practitioners; or
(iii) a professional group of healthcare practitioners.
(5) "Scope of practice review" means a review that the office conducts to determine whether to recommend that a regulated healthcare occupation should incorporate an innovation into the regulated healthcare occupation's practice in a way that would expand the scope of the regulated healthcare occupation's license.
(6) "Upgrade in technology" means an addition or change to:
(a) a medical apparatus;
(b) a medical appliance;
(c) artificial intelligence;
(d) a medical device;
(e) medical equipment;
(f) a medical implant;
(g) a medical implement;
(h) a medical tool; or
(i) any other technology the office determines has the potential for a healthcare practitioner to use in the healthcare practitioner's practice.