For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. 1. “Adverse health care incident” means an objective and definable outcome arising from or related to patient care that results in the death or serious physical injury of a patient.
2. 2. “Health care provider” means a physician licensed under chapter 148, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 148C, a podiatrist licensed under chapter 149, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to chapter 152 or 152E.
3. 3. “Health facility” means an institutional health facility as defined in section 135.61, hospice licensed under chapter 135J, home health agency as defined in section 144D.1, assisted living program certified under chapter 231C, clinic, or community health center, and includes any corporation, professional corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other entity comprised of such health facilities.
4. 4. “Open discussion” means all communications that are made under section 135P.3, and includes all memoranda, work products, documents, and other materials that are prepared for or submitted in the course of or in connection with communications under section 135P.3.
5. 5. “Patient” means a person who receives medical care from a health care provider, or if the person is a minor, deceased, or incapacitated, the person’s legal representative.

2015 Acts, ch 33, §1