As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

(2) “Governing body” means the community service board, the partnership, the corporation, the association, or the person or group of persons who maintains and controls a narcotic treatment program, who is legally responsible for its operation, and who holds the license or provisional license to operate that program.

(3) “License” means the official permit issued by the department that authorizes the holder to operate a narcotic treatment program for the term provided therein.

(4) “Licensee” means any person holding a license or provisional license issued by the department under this article.

(5) “Narcotic treatment program” means any system of treatment provided for chronic heroin or opiate-like drug-dependent individuals that administers narcotic drugs under physicians’ orders either for detoxification purposes or for maintenance treatment in a rehabilitative context offered by any community service board, partnership, corporation, association, or person or groups of persons engaged in such administration.

(6) “Patient” means any individual who undergoes treatment in a narcotic treatment program.