Terms used in this chapter mean:

1. (1) "Board," a licensing board authorized in title 36;
2. (2) "Health professionals assistance program," or "program," a confidential program designed to monitor and manage the treatment and continuing care of a health professional who may be unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public, if the professional's mental health or substance use related issue or disorder is not appropriately managed;
3. (3) "Impaired," the inability of a licensee to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public as a result of unmanaged or undermanaged mental health or substance use related issue or disorder;
4. (4) "Program personnel," persons or entities providing services for or on behalf of a licensing board's health professionals assistance program.

Source: SL 1996, ch 227 , § 1; SL 2013, ch 171 , § 1; SL 2021, ch 170 , § 1.