Unless the context otherwise requires, this article governs the construction of this chapter. As used in this chapter:
(a)
“Authority” means the Monterey County Special Health Care Authority.
(b)
“Board” means the Monterey County Special Health Care Authority Board.
(c)
“County” means the County of Monterey.
(d)
“Health care system” means any system established to arrange for the provision of medical services.
(e)
“Public agency” means the United States, the State of California, any political subdivision, county, municipality, district, or agency of the State of California or of the United States and any department, bureau, or commission of the State of California or of the United States.
(f)
“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, trust, business trust, or the receiver or trustee or conservator for any of the above, but does not include a public agency.
(g)
“The professional advisory board” means that advisory board to the authority’s
board composed of nine health and medical care professionals appointed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, five of whom shall be nominated by the Monterey County Medical Society, with at least one to be a member of the Monterey County Chapter of the American Academy of Family
Physicians, one of whom shall be nominated by Natividad Medical Center, one of whom shall be nominated by the Monterey County Hospital Administrators’ Association, and two of whom shall be nominated by other organizations in the County of Monterey representing other professional health care providers.
(h)
“The community advisory board” means that advisory board to the authority’s board appointed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors which is comprised of 15 persons who represent community and consumer interests and who do not directly earn their income from the provision of medical or health services.
(i)
For the purposes of this part, the term “medical services or medical benefits” does not include dental care or dental benefits.
(j)
For the purposes of this part, the term “health care” does not include dental care.
