eligible patient
(1) the term “eligible patient” means a patient— (A) who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease or condition (as defined in section 312.81 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)); (B) who has exhausted approved treatment options and is unable to participate in a clinical trial involving the eligible investigational drug, as certified by a physician, who— (i) is in good standing with the physician’s licensing organization or board; and (ii) will not be compensated directly by the manufacturer for so certifying; and (C) who has provided to the treating physician written informed consent regarding the eligible investigational drug, or, as applicable, on whose behalf a legally authorized representative of the patient has provided such consent;