*191.1100. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Health Services Act". 2. As used in sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 , the following terms shall mean: (1) "Gross deviation" , a conscious disregard of the safety of others; (2) "Health care provider" , any physician, surgeon, dentist, nurse, optometrist, mental health professional licensed under chapter 337 , veterinarian, or other practitioner of a health care discipline, the professional practice of which requires licensure or certification under state law or under comparable laws of another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States; (3) "Licensed health care provider" , any health care provider holding a current license or certificate issued under: (a) Missouri state law; (b) Comparable laws of another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States; (4) "Regularly practice" , to practice more than sixty days within any ninety-day period; (5) "Sponsoring organization" , any organization that organizes or arranges for the voluntary provision of health care services and registers with the department of health and senior services as a sponsoring organization in accordance with section 191.1106 ; (6) "Voluntary provision of health care services" , the providing of professional health care services by a health care provider without charge to a recipient of the services or a third party. The provision of such health care services under sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 shall be the provider's professional practice area in which the provider is licensed or certified.
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