### Question
What does health-care professional mean?


### Answer
**Health-care professional** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 1094*:

> a physician, dentist, clinical psychologist, or nurse and any other person providing direct patient care as may be designated by the Secretary of Defense in regulations

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1094*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 55-MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE**

