In this chapter: (1) “Board of governors” means the board created under s. 619.04 (3). (8) “Health care provider” means a person to whom this chapter applies under s. 655.002 (1) or a person who elects to be subject to this chapter under s. 655.002 (2). (8c) “Insurer” includes a foreign insurer that is a risk retention group that issues health care liability insurance under this chapter. (9) “Nurse anesthetist” means a nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and who is certified as a nurse anesthetist by the American association of nurse anesthetists. (10) “Patient” means an individual who received or should have received health care services from a health care provider or from an employee of a health care provider acting within the scope of his or her employment. (10m) “Physician” means a medical or osteopathic physician licensed under ch. 448. (11) “Principal place of practice” means any of the following: (a) The state in which a health care provider furnishes health care services to more than 50 percent of his or her patients in a fiscal year. (b) The state in which a health care provider derives more than 50 percent of his or her income in a fiscal year from the practice of his or her profession. (12) “Representative” means the personal representative, spouse, parent, guardian, attorney or other legal agent of a patient. (13) “Respondent” means the person alleged to have been negligent in a request for mediation filed under s. 655.44 or 655.445. (14) “Self-insurance plan” means a plan approved by the commissioner to self-insure health care providers against medical malpractice claims in accordance with this chapter. A “self-insurance plan” may provide coverage to a single health care provider or affiliated health care providers.
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