# Health Care Provider

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RBRT3WWlDa3ChxzHyS9NLC1

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Health Care Professional

**Alternative Labels:**

- Healthcare Practitioner
- Medical Professional
- Medical Service Provider

## Definition

A Health Care Provider is a professional or institution licensed to provide medical services, treatment, or advice to individuals seeking health care. This term encompasses a wide range of practitioners and organizations responsible for diagnosing, treating, and preventing illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RCEDL3kMYgjFUEOhOyGp3IE

## Parent Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RzEkNCsULREmeLI3ZvlSe2

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