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4695.0100 DEFINITIONS.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of parts 4695.0100 to 4695.0400 the words, terms, and phrases listed in subparts 2 to 15 shall have the meaning stated herein, unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
Subp. 2.
Boards.
"Boards" means the health-related licensing boards as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 214.01, subdivision 2.
Subp. 4.
Form of employment.
"Form of employment" means whether self-employed, working as employee, or other.
Subp. 6.
Licensed.
"Licensed" means the state government regulation of an occupation as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 214.001, subdivision 3, clause (d).
Subp. 7.
Licensure or registration status.
"Licensure or registration status" means the status of the individual license or registration as active or inactive under the regulatory authority of the commissioner or the boards. An active status means the individual is duly authorized to engage in the practice of activities for which he or she is licensed or registered. An inactive licensure or registration status means that the license or registration is not in effect.
Subp. 9.
Occupation.
"Occupation" means the health-related occupation for which an individual is licensed or registered by the commissioner or a board.
Subp. 10.
Occupational specialty.
"Occupational specialty" means the area emphasized, such as clinical, teaching, or specialty practice, in the activities the licensee or registrant performs in the health-related occupation for which he or she is licensed or registered.
Subp. 11.
Permanent license or registration number.
"Permanent license or registration number" means the number assigned to each licensee or registrant by the commissioner or a board upon initial licensure or registration and retained by the licensee or registrant over the period of his/her licensure or registration. The permanent number may differ from a number the individual may receive upon periodic renewal of his/her license or registration.
Subp. 12.
Professional activity status.
"Professional activity status" means the licensee's or registrant's participation or potential participation in the practice of activities in the occupation for which he/she is licensed or registered. The individual's activity status may be identified as either active or inactive. If active, the extent to which the licensee or registrant is active is indicated by factors such as the duration over time of work in the occupation, whether currently working in the occupation, and by the average numbers of hours worked per week. If inactive, the potential for participation in the occupational labor force is indicated by the licensee's or registrant's status as retired, working in another occupation, disabled, or other employment statuses such as unemployed but seeking employment in the health-related occupation for which the individual is licensed or registered.
Subp. 13.
Professional title.
"Professional title" means the title which designates the position held by a licensee or registrant in his/her work setting in the health-related occupation for which he/she is licensed or registered.
Subp. 14.
Registered.
"Registered" means the state government regulation of an occupation as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 214.001, subdivision 3, clause (c).
Subp. 15.
Type of setting.
"Type of setting" means the physical environment which may be institutional, such as a hospital, or noninstitutional, such as the patients' homes, in which the individual engages in the occupation for which he or she is licensed or registered.
Statutory Authority:
MS s 144.691
Published Electronically:
January 21, 2000
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