Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Board," a licensing board authorized in title 36; (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) "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) "Program personnel," persons or entities providing services for or on behalf of a licensing board's health professionals assistance program.
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