71 Pa. Stat. § 557
The following words and phrases when used in this subarticle shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"County." A county of the first class, second class, second class A, third class, fourth class, fifth class, sixth class, seventh class and eighth class.
"Death review team." A suicide or overdose death review team established under section 2128.
"Deceased individual." An individual who died by suicide or fatal overdose.
"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
"Drug." A substance which produces a physiological effect when ingested or introduced into the body. The term includes an illicit or legal substance.
"EMS provider." The term includes the following:
"Health care provider." A physician, advanced practice nurse practitioner or physician assistant who is licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth.
"Hospital." An institution having an organized medical staff established for the purpose of providing to inpatients, by or under the supervision of physicians, diagnostic and therapeutic services for the care of individuals who are injured, disabled, pregnant, diseased, sick or mentally ill or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of individuals who are injured, disabled, pregnant, diseased, sick or mentally ill. The term includes facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of disorders within the scope of specific medical specialties.
"Law enforcement agency." The Pennsylvania State Police, a local law enforcement agency or the office of attorney general.
"Local department of health." Any of the following:
"Local law enforcement agency." A police department of a city, borough, incorporated town or township.
"Mental health provider." A psychiatrist, psychologist, advanced practice nurse practitioner with a specialty in psychiatric mental health, clinical social worker, professional clinical counselor or marriage and family therapist who is licensed to practice in this Commonwealth.
"Multicounty team." A multidisciplinary and multiagency suicide or overdose death review team jointly created by two or more counties in this Commonwealth.
"Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town or township.
"Overdose." An alcohol or substance overdose.
"Overdose death." A fatality resulting from one or more substances taken in excessive amounts.
"Overdose death review." A process in which a multiagency, multidisciplinary team performs a series of individual overdose death reviews to effectively identify system gaps and innovative community-specific overdose prevention and intervention strategies.
"School." A facility providing elementary, secondary or postsecondary educational services. The term includes the following:
"Substance use disorder." A pattern of use of alcohol or other drugs leading to clinical or functional impairment.
"Substance use disorder treatment provider." An individual or entity who is licensed, registered or certified within this Commonwealth to treat substance use disorders or who has a drug addiction treatment waiver under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act ( Public Law 91-513, 84 Stat. 1236) from the SUbstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to treat individuals with substance use disorder using medications approved for that indication by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
"Suicide death." A fatality caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die.
71 P.S. § 557