care provider

care provider, health provider, health service provider, care service provider

care actor that is able to be assigned one or more care period mandates

Note 1 to entry: The personnel of a care organization that is a care provider may be care professionals (including social care professionals such as social workers) and other care personnel who participate in the provision of care

Note 2 to entry: This International Standard includes only two specializations of care provider This is not meant to exclude the possibility of other specializations. In jurisdictions where other kinds of care actors are included in the concept of care provider the necessary specializations may be added.

Note 3 to entry: According to this definition, organizations solely responsible for the funding, payment, or reimbursement of care provision are not care providers; for the purpose of this International Standard they are considered as care third parties.

Table 1. Associations of **care provider**
Specialization of			Generalization of
care actor			care organization
			care personnel

Association from		Association name		Association to
0..*	care provider	accepts or declines		0..*	request for care
1..*	care provider	arranges		0..*	initial contact
1..*	care provider	causes		0..*	resource delay
1..*	care provider	delivers		0..*	care provider activity
1..*	care provider	does		0..*	care resource management
1..1	care provider	has		1..1	care service directory
1..*	care provider	has care period mandate for		1..*	mandated period of care
1..*	care provider	is able to be assigned		0..*	care period mandate
1..*	care provider	is responsible for		0..*	professional health record
1..*	care provider	is responsible for		1..*	mandated period of care
1..*	care provider	manages		0..*	episode of care
1..*	care provider	offers		1..*	care service
0..*	care provider	receives		0..*	request for care
1..*	care provider	states		0..*	care commitment

care providerUML Representation — Figure 1. care provider (UML Representation)