on which the claim is based, or the number of plaintiffs, defendants, or other parties, or the number of causes of action, in which the claimant alleges a health care liability claim. (8) Health care liability claim The term health care liability claim means a claim by any person against an applicable eligible professional, a health care provider, or a health care organization which is based upon the provision of, use of, or payment for (or the failure to provide, use, or pay for) health care goods or services for which at least partial payment was made by a Federal payor or which was mandated by Federal law, regardless of the theory of liability on which the claim is based. (9) Health care organization The term health care organization means any person or entity which is obligated to provide or pay for health benefits under any health plan, including any person or entity acting under a contract or arrangement with a health care organization to provide or administer any health benefit. (10) Health care provider The term health care provider means any person or entity required by State or Federal laws or regulations to be licensed, registered, or certified to provide health care services, and being either so licensed, registered, or certified, or exempted from such requirement by other statute or regulation. (11) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. VI Other provisions 601. Respecting human life (a) Prohibition on abortion mandates Nothing in this Act (or any amendment made by this Act) shall be construed to require any health plan (including any high-risk pool) to provide coverage of, or access to, abortion services or to allow the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or any other Federal or non-Federal person or entity in implementing this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) to require coverage of, or access to, abortion services. (b) Prohibition on certain research funding (1) In general No funds authorized