Competent professional authority definition

Competent professional authority or “CPA” means an individual on the staff of the contract agency who, using standardized WIC screening tools and eligibility criteria provided by the department, determines whether an applicant for WIC services is eligible to receive those services. A CPA shall be a member of one of the following categories:
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Competent professional authority. ’ means physicians, nutritionists, registered nurses, dietitians, or State or local medically trained health officials, or persons designated by physicians or State or local medically trained health officials, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, as being competent professionally to evaluate nutritional risk.
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Competent professional authority means “competent professional authority” as defined in 7 CFR 246.2.
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Examples of Competent professional authority in a sentence

  • Competent professional authority means an individual on the staff of the local agencyauthorized to determine nutritional risk and prescribe supplemental foods.

  • CFR 246.2 Competent professional authority means an individual on the staff of the local agency authorized to determine nutritional risk and prescribe supplemental foods.

  • REGULATIONS Definitions, 7 CFR §246.2 – Competent professional authority Agreements with local agencies, 7 CFR §246.6 – Provisions of agreement DEFINITIONS Refer to Acronyms and Definitions in Section 1011.

  • Competent professional authority means an individual on the staff of the local agency authorized to determine nutritional risk and prescribe supplemental foods.

  • Competent professional authority means an individual on the staff of the local agency authorized to determine nutritional risk and prescribe supple- mental foods.

Related to Competent professional authority

  • Health professional means an individual licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in a health profession under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, and whose scope of practice includes the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with a substance use disorder.

  • Mental health professional means a psychiatrist,

  • Licensed health care professional means a person who possesses a professional medical license that is valid in Oregon. Examples include, but are not limited to, a registered nurse (RN), nurse practitioner (NP), licensed practical nurse (LPN), medical doctor (MD), osteopathic physician (DO), respiratory therapist (RT), physical therapist (PT), physician assistant (PA), or occupational therapist (OT).

  • Health care professional means a physician or other health care practitioner licensed, accredited or certified to perform specified health care services consistent with state law.

  • Competent Authority and ‘Appellate Authority’ shall mean the following:

  • Health profession means those licensed or regulated professions set forth in RCW 18.120.020(4).

  • Allied Health Professional means a person registered as an allied health professional with the Health Professions Council;

  • Nonprofessional services means any services not specifically identified as professional services in

  • Independent professional advice means advice of an attorney, certified public accountant, actuary, or other licensed professional adviser.

  • Complaint Investigation means an investigation of any complaint that has been made to a proper authority that is not covered by an abuse investigation.

  • Health Authority means the regional health board designated under the Health Authority Act, RSBC 1996, c.180, or the Provincial Health Services Authority, to which the Participant is designated under Section 5.4 of this Contract, unless designated otherwise by the Province;