Section 216-RICR-10-10-2.2 - DefinitionsA. Whenever used in these Regulations, the following terms shall be construed as follows: 1. "Acts" refers to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-1, 23-8, and 23-12.2. "Administrator of the Rhode Island Cancer Registry" means the individual within the Department of Health designated by the Director to be responsible for the operation of the Rhode Island Cancer Registry. For the purpose of this Part, this individual may also be referred to as the Registrar.3. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.4. "Health care facility and/or health care provider" means hospitals, freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and radiotherapy facilities, health maintenance organizations, independent clinical laboratories providing histopathology and/or cytology, licensed pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-17, 23-16.2 or 27-41 and furthermore includes such other health care facilities not listed above and health care providers (such as physicians, dentists) licensed in accordance with statutory provisions of this State, who may produce a positive test result for, make a diagnosis of, or provide treatment for cancer as defined in § 2.2(A)(5) of this Part, independent of the health care facilities listed above.5. "Reportable case" means all incident cancer, benign neoplasm (tumor), or premalignant (precancerous) case specified by the Rhode Island Cancer Registry as follows: a. "Benign neoplasm of the brain or central nervous system,"? a diagnosis of benign or borderline neoplasm, established by a licensed physician, occurring in the brain, meninges, spinal cord, cauda equina, a cranial nerve or nerves, other part of the central nervous system, pituitary gland, pineal gland, craniopharyngeal duct, or other related anatomical sites, by the current amended "International Classification of Diseases for Oncology"? (ICD-O) published by the World Health Organization.b. "Cancer," a diagnosis of in situ or invasive malignant disease (made microscopically and/or non-microscopically) established by a licensed physician which includes cancers at all sites and all stages of the disease and which are listed in the current amended "International Classification of Diseases for Oncology" (ICD-O), published by the World Health Organization. Excluded are squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas of the skin, but included are all carcinomas (including in situ) of the breast (including lobular carcinoma in situ: LCIS), cervix (also known as squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 3: CIN-3 or high-grade squamous epithelial lesion: HSIL), vagina (including intraepithelial neoplasia 3: VAIN-3), prepuce, clitoris, vulva (including intraepithelial neoplasia 3: VIN-3), labia, penis and scrotum.6. "Rhode Island Cancer Registry" means the Central Registry established within the Department of Health by the Director pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-1-1, 23-1-18(2), 23-8-1 and 23-12-4 as the statewide Registry for the collection and recording of information on reportable cases as defined in § 2.2(A)(5) of this Part for the purpose of understanding the extent and nature of the diseases among the citizens of the State and to apply preventive and control measures.7. "This Part"? mean all parts of the Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Rhode Island Cancer Registry (216-RICR- 10-10-2).216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-10-10-2.2
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