Define: Healthcare Professional

The meaning of “Healthcare Professional” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Healthcare Professional defined in a legal contract?

  • Healthcare Professional means any member of the medical, dental, pharmacy or nursing professions, or any other individual who in the normal course of their professional activities may prescribe, recommend, purchase, supply, or administer a pharmaceutical product. Seen in 39 SEC filings
  • Healthcare Professional means a person who is licensed to prescribe products, as well as anyone working for a person licensed to prescribe a therapeutic product and in a position to influence a purchasing decision, including physicians and other providers (e.g., nurses, pharmacists), office personnel. Seen in 17 SEC filings
  • Healthcare Professional means a medical practitioner, dental practitioner, pharmacist, clinical psychologist, nurse, midwife, medical assistant, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and these, as well as any other person involved in providing medical, health, dental, pharmaceutical and any other healthcare services. Seen in 16 SEC filings
  • Healthcare Professional means, among other things, an obstetrician, midwife or nurse. Seen in 9 SEC filings
  • Healthcare Professional means any member of the medical, dental, pharmacy or nursing professions or any other person who, in the course of his/her professional activities, may prescribe, purchase, supply, recommend or administer a medicinal product. Seen in 9 SEC filings
  • Healthcare Professional means a member of any health or social care profession. Seen in 8 SEC filings
  • Healthcare Professional means a person registered with any of the regulatory bodies mentioned in health and social care law. Seen in 6 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of healthcare professional' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Healthcare Professional means a licensed individual involved in providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical or health services inclusive of doctors, dentists, nurses, and pharmacists.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Hiring of a licensed healthcare professional by a healthcare facility.
  • Contracting services of a healthcare professional for consultancy.
  • Protecting sensitive medical data in a professional setting.

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Healthcare Professional means any individual capable of prescribing, purchasing, supplying, or administering a pharmaceutical product in professional capacity.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Selling, purchasing or supplying of pharmaceutical products.
  • Providing consultancy services related to pharmaceuticals.
  • Setting up a vendor relationship for pharmaceutical products.

Relevant Sectors

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What is the most popular definition of 'Healthcare Professional'?

Healthcare Professional means a licensed individual involved in providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical or health services inclusive of doctors, dentists, nurses, and pharmacists.

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