(e) "Medical services applicant" means a person authorized to provide medical services in West Virginia, or in another state who but for this article would be required to obtain authorization to practice in this state, and who is a:
- (1) Practitioner of medicine, surgery or podiatry as defined in article three, chapter thirty of this code;
- (2) Physician assistant as defined in section three, article three, chapter thirty of this code;
- (3) Chiropractor as defined in section three, article sixteen, chapter thirty of this code;
- (4) Dentist or dental assistant as defined in article four, chapter thirty of this code;
- (5) Nurse as defined in article seven or seven-a, chapter thirty of this code;
- (6) Nurse practitioner as defined in section one, article four-b, chapter nine of this code;
- (7) Occupational therapist as defined in section three, article twenty-eight, chapter thirty of this code;
- (8) Practitioner of optometry as defined in section three, article eight, chapter thirty of this code;
- (9) Osteopathic physician or surgeon as defined in article fourteen, chapter thirty of this code;
- (10) Osteopathic physician assistant as defined in article fourteen-a, chapter thirty of this code;
- (11) Pharmacist as defined in article five, chapter thirty of this code;
- (12) Physical therapist as defined in article twenty, chapter thirty of this code;
- (13) Professional counselor as defined in section three, article thirty-one, chapter thirty of this code;
- (14) Practitioner of psychology or school psychologist as defined in section two, article twenty-one, chapter thirty of this code;
- (15) Radiologic technologist, nuclear medicine technologist or practitioner of medical imaging and radiation therapy technology as defined in section four, article twenty-three, chapter thirty of this code; and
- (16) Social worker licensed by the state Board of Social Work Examiners pursuant to article thirty, chapter thirty of this code.