### Question
How is the "health care provider" defined?


### Answer
The term **health care provider** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 300aa* as follows -

> any licensed health care professional, organization, or institution, whether public or private (including Federal, State, and local departments, agencies, and instrumentalities) under whose authority a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table is administered

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300aa*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER XIX-VACCINES > Part 2-National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program > subpart d-general provisions**

