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Rhode Island Administrative Code
Title 216 - Department of healthChapter 20 - Community HealthSubchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting
Part 1 - Permits for Screening Programs (216-RICR-20-10-1)
Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.3 - Definitions

216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-20-10-1.3

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Current through December 26, 2024
Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.3 - Definitions
A. Wherever used in these rules and regulations the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act" refers to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-16.2, entitled, "Laboratories."
2. "Clinical Laboratory" means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, radiobioassey, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of the health of human beings.
3. "Department" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.
4. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
5. "General public" means a person as defined herein.
6. "Limited function test" means those tests listed 42 C.F.R. § 493.15 (2017) as waived tests.
7. "Medical health professional" means either a medical technician with a 2-year Associate's degree from an accredited educational institution, a medical technologist, with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution, or a nurse or physician who is licensed in the state.
8. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association.
9. "Physician" means a person with a license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in this state under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.
10. "R.I. Gen. Laws" means Rhode Island General Law, as amended.
11. "Screening program or health promotion program," hereinafter referred to as "screening program," means a temporary or ad hoc health promotion program that offers to the general public, on a non-continual, non-permanent basis, screening procedures of biological materials (specimens) derived from the human body, for the purpose of providing information for the assessment of the health of human beings pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-16.2-3 and in accordance with the requirements herein.

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