As used in sections 192.2550 to 192.2560 , the following terms mean: (1) "Child" , an individual who is under the age of seventeen; (2) "Department" , the department of health and senior services; (3) "Eligible child" , an individual who is under the age of six years and has complex medical needs requiring continuous skilled nursing intervention of at least four hours per day, as ordered by a physician; (4) "Person" , any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, agency, incorporated or unincorporated organization, or other legal entity, regardless of the name used; (5) "Prescribed pediatric extended care facility" , a facility providing medically necessary multidisciplinary services to eligible children in a child care facility licensed by the department of elementary and secondary education under chapter 210 . Multidisciplinary services include skilled nursing, personal care, nutritional assessment, developmental assessment, and speech, physical, and occupational therapy services, as ordered by a physician; (6) "Prescribed pediatric extended care provider" or "provider" , the person or persons licensed or required to be licensed under sections 192.2550 to 192.2560 to establish, conduct, or maintain, a prescribed pediatric extended care facility.
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