(1) "Advisory council" means the Colorado health service corps advisory council created pursuant to section 25-1.5-504.

(1.3) "Behavioral health care provider" means the following providers who provide behavioral health care services within their scope of practice:

(a) A licensed addiction counselor;

(b) A certified addiction counselor;

(c) A licensed professional counselor;

(d) A licensed clinical social worker;

(e) A licensed marriage and family therapist;

(f) A licensed psychologist;

(g) A licensed physician assistant with specific training in substance use disorders;

(h) An advanced practice nurse with specific training in substance use disorders, pain management, or psychiatric nursing; or

(i) A physician with specific board certification or training in addiction medicine, pain management, or psychiatry.

(1.5) "Behavioral health care services" means services for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of, and the recovery from, mental health and substance use disorders.

(1.7) "Candidate for licensure" means a person who:

(a) Is a candidate for a license as a licensed psychologist, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or addiction counselor;

(b) Has completed a master's degree or, for a psychologist licensure candidate, has completed a doctoral degree;

(c) Has not yet completed the supervised experience hours required for licensure pursuant to section 12-43-304 (1)(d), 12-43-404 (2)(c), 12-43-504 (1)(d), 12-43-603 (1)(d), or 12-43-804 (1)(g), as applicable; and

(d) Is or will be providing behavioral health care services.

(2) "Colorado health service corps" means the loan repayment program created and operated pursuant to this part 5.

(3) "Colorado health service corps fund" or "fund" means the Colorado health service corps fund created in section 25-1.5-506.

(4) "Federally designated health professional shortage area" means a health professional shortage area as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254e.

(5) "Health care professional" means a licensed physician, an advanced practice nurse registered pursuant to section 12-38-111.5, C.R.S., a mental health practitioner, a licensed physician assistant, or any other licensed health care provider for which the federal government authorizes participation in a federally matched state loan repayment program to encourage health care professionals to provide services in underserved communities.

(6) "Health care professional faculty member" means a person who has an advanced degree in a health care professional field and is employed in a qualified faculty position.

(6.5) "Health professional shortage area" means a federally designated health professional shortage area or a state-designated health professional shortage area.

(7) "National health service corps program" means the program established in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254d.

(8) "Nursing faculty member" means a person who has an advanced degree in nursing and is employed in a qualified faculty position.

(9) "Primary care office" means the primary care office created pursuant to part 4 of this article.

(10) "Primary health services" means health services regarding family medicine, general practice, general internal medicine, pediatrics, general obstetrics and gynecology, oral health, or mental health that are provided by health care professionals.

(11) "Qualified faculty position" means a part-time or full-time teaching position at an educational institution with accredited nursing or health care professional training programs, which position requires an advanced degree that meets national accreditation standards and is approved by the primary care office.

(12) "Scholarship program" means the scholarship program for addiction counselors created in section 25-1.5-503.5.

(13) "State-designated health professional shortage area" means an area of the state designated by the primary care office, in accordance with state-specific methodologies established by the state board by rule pursuant to section 25-1.5-404 (1)(a), as experiencing a shortage of health care professionals or behavioral health care providers.

(14) "Underserved population" means any of the following:

(a) Individuals eligible for medical assistance under articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5;

(b) Individuals who are provided services by a behavioral health care provider and are either charged fees on a sliding scale based upon income or are served without charge.