Section 216-RICR-20-05-1.2 - DefinitionsA. Wherever used in this Part the following terms shall be construed as follows: 1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-13 entitled, "Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs."2. "Department" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.3. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.4. "Health care facilities" means facilities licensed under the provision of R.I. G en. Laws Chapter 23-17 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Health care facilities include, but are not limited to, hospitals, birth centers, and other health care facilities subject to licensure.5. "Health care provider" means any person licensed by the State of Rhode Island to provide health care services, including, but not limited to, a physician, health care facility, nurse, pharmacist, and any officer, employee or agent of that provider acting in the course and scope of his or her employment or agency related to or supportive of health services.6. "Midwife" means a person who has successfully completed an approved educational program in midwifery and is licensed to practice midwifery in Rhode Island pursuant the Rules and Regulations for Licensing of Midwives (Part 40-05-23 of this Title) and R.I. Gen. Laws § § 23-13-9 and 23-1-1.7. "Newborn disease" means conditions that have their origin in mutational events that alter the genetic constitution of an individual and/or disrupts normal functions through some other disease mechanism.8. "Newborn testing for hearing loss" means screening and evaluation through the Rhode Island Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (RI-EHDI), using procedures prescribed by the Director.9. "Physician" means a person with a license to practice medicine in Rhode Island pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37 entitled, "Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline."10. "Newborn Screening Program" means the Rhode Island Department of Health, Office of Newborn Screening and Follow-Up program of screening all newborns for genetic, metabolic, endocrine, hemoglobin, hearing, and developmental conditions.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-20-05-1.2
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