Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.11 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED DAYCARE FACILITY ATTENDEES › Section 16.02.11.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
ACIP
. The Centers for
			 Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Board
.
			 The Idaho State Board of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)
03.
Board of Medicine
. The Idaho
			 State Board of Medicine. (3-17-22)
04.
Child
. A person less than
			 thirteen (13) years of age, as defined in Section
			 39-1102, Idaho Code.
			 (3-17-22)
05.
Department
. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
			 (3-17-22)
06.
Director
. The Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or
			 their designee. (3-17-22)
07.
Immunization Record
. An electronic medical health record, an
			 immunization registry document, or a written immunization certificate confirmed
			 by a licensed health care professional or a physician's representative that
			 states the month, day, and year of each immunization a person has received.
			 (3-17-22)
08.
Initial
			 Attendance
. The first admission of a child to any licensed daycare
			 facility in Idaho. (3-17-22)
09.
Laboratory Proof
. A certificate from a licensed medical laboratory
			 stating the type of test performed, the date of each test and the results,
			 accompanied by a physician's statement indicating the child is immune. Tests
			 performed must meet the requirements in IDAPA 16.02.06, "Quality Assurance for
			 Idaho Clinical Laboratories." (3-17-22)
10.
Licensed Daycare Facility
.
			 Any Idaho daycare facility maintained by an individual, organization, or
			 corporation and licensed by an authorized governmental entity to provide care
			 to children. (3-17-22)
11.
Licensed Daycare Facility Operator
. Any person who owns and operates or
			 is designated by an individual, organization, or corporation to manage the
			 day-to-day operation of a licensed daycare facility described in Subsection
			 010.10 of this rule.
			 (3-17-22)
12.
Licensed Health
			 Care Professional
. A practitioner, licensed in the State of Idaho by the
			 Board overseeing the practitioner's license, or by a similar body in another
			 state or jurisdiction within the United States. The practitioner's scope of
			 practice for licensure must allow for the ordering of immunizations and writing
			 of prescriptions, or the practitioner must be under the direction of a licensed
			 physician. Licensed health care professionals who may provide for immunization
			 requirements include: medical doctors, osteopaths, nurse practitioners,
			 physicians' assistants, licensed registered nurses, and pharmacists. Other
			 persons authorized by law to practice any of the healing arts, will not be
			 considered licensed health care professionals for the purposes of this chapter.
			 (3-17-22)
13.
Parent,
			 Custodian, or Guardian
. The legal parent, custodian, or guardian of a
			 child or those with limited power of attorney for the temporary care or custody
			 of a minor child. (3-17-22)
14.
Physician
. A medical doctor or osteopath licensed by the Idaho
			 State Board of Medicine, or by a similar body in another state or jurisdiction
			 within the United States, to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic
			 medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine. (3-17-22)
15.
Physician's Representative
.
			 Any person appointed by or vested with the authority to act on behalf of a
			 physician in matters concerning health. (3-17-22)
16.
Regulatory Authority
. The
			 Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or the Director's
			 designee. (3-17-22)