For purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) âCorrectional clinicâ means a primary care clinic, as referred to in subdivision (b) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, conducted, maintained, or operated by the state to provide health care to eligible patients of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (b) âChief executive officerâ means the highest ranking health care administrator at a correctional institution. (c) âChief medical executiveâ means a physician and surgeon acting in the capacity of medical director within the correctional institution. (d) âChief nurse executiveâ means the highest ranking nurse within the correctional institution. (e) âLicensed correctional clinicâ means a correctional clinic that is licensed pursuant to this article. (f) âSupervising dentistâ means the highest ranking dentist within the correctional institution.
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