Cleric Merciful Healer + rebuke death = attack of opportunity?

[Ravenath]

Hello, everyone:

I have a Merciful Healer Cleric level 1. I have the Rebuke Death (sp) ability:

Rebuke Death (Sp): You can touch a living creature as a standard action, healing it for 1d4 points of damage plus 1 for every two cleric levels you possess. You can only use this ability on a creature that is below 0 hit points. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.

The Combat Medic (Ex) says:

A merciful healer does not provoke attacks of opportunity when using the Heal skill to stabilize another creature or casting healing spells.

So, the question is:

Do I provoke an attack of opportunity while using my Rebuke Death ability?

Thanks for your answers.

[Starglim]

You're using a healing spell-like ability. It's not much of a stretch to apply Combat Medic.

[Ravenath]

So, no attack of opportunity, right?

[Ravenath]

I'll need a rule clarification if any GM isn't comfortable with this. Can anyone tell me, based on the rules, if this causes attacks of opportunity or not?

[Rathendar]

Hrm. If i was DM i'd allow it to apply.

[Talon Stormwarden]

By the rules as written, you would provoke an attack of opportunity for using Rebuke Death. It's a spell like ability, not a spell. These are distinctly different things by the rules. Merciful Healer does not protect when using sla, only spells.

That said, a very reasonable house rule would be to allow Merciful Healer to function with Rebuke Death. But at a PFS event, for instance, it would indeed provoke.

[Ravenath]

Thanks for all the responses.