In this chapter:
I. "
Authorized user
" means a person authorized by the department to provide information to or receive information from the POLST registry.
II. "
Commissioner
" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.
III. "
Department
" means the department of health and human services.
IV. "
Advanced practice registered nurse
" means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B.
V. "
Physician
" means a physician licensed under RSA 329.
VI. "
Physician assistant
" means a physician assistant licensed under RSA 328-D.
VII. "
POLST
" means a provider order for life-sustaining treatment signed by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.
VIII. "
POLST registry
" means the registry established in RSA 137-L:3.
Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015.