Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.011 - DEFINITIONS L THROUGH Z

Current through August 31, 2023
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				apply. (3-17-22)
01.
Laboratory
			 Director
. A person who is directly responsible for the operation of a
			 licensed laboratory or their designee. (3-17-22)
02.
Laboratory
. A medical
			 diagnostic laboratory that is inspected, licensed, or approved by the
			 Department or licensed according to the provisions of the Clinical Laboratory
			 Improvement Act by the United States Health Care and Financing Administration.
			 Laboratory may also refer to the Idaho State Public Health Laboratory, and to
			 the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Livestock
. Livestock as defined by the Idaho Department of Agriculture
			 in IDAPA 02.04.03, "Rules Governing Animal Industry." (3-17-22)
04.
Medical Record
. Hospital or
			 medical records are all those records compiled for the purpose of recording a
			 medical history, diagnostic studies, laboratory tests, treatments, or
			 rehabilitation. Access will be limited to those parts of the record that will
			 provide a diagnosis, or will assist in identifying contacts to a reportable
			 disease or condition. Records specifically exempted by statute are not
			 reviewable. (3-17-22)
05.
Outbreak
. An outbreak is an unusual rise in the incidence of a disease.
			 An outbreak may consist of a single case. (3-17-22)
06.
Personal Care
. The service
			 provided by one (1) person to another for the purpose of feeding, bathing,
			 dressing, assisting with personal hygiene, changing diapers, changing bedding,
			 and other services involving direct physical contact. (3-17-22)
07.
Physician
. A person legally
			 authorized to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery,
			 or osteopathic medicine in Idaho as defined in Section
			 54-1803, Idaho Code.
			 (3-17-22)
08.
Quarantine
. The restriction placed on the entrance to and exit from the
			 place or premises where an infectious agent or hazardous material exists. The
			 place of quarantine will be designated by the Director or Health District
			 Board. (3-17-22)
09.
Rabies
			 Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (rPEP)
. The administration of a rabies vaccine
			 series with or without the antirabies immune globulin, depending on
			 pre-exposure vaccination status, following a documented or suspected rabies
			 exposure, as described in "Use of Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for
			 Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies: Recommendations of the
			 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices," incorporated in Section
			 004 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
10.
Rabies-Susceptible Animal
. Any animal capable of being infected with the
			 rabies virus. (3-17-22)
11.
Residential Care Facility
. A commercial or non-profit establishment
			 organized and operated to provide a place of residence for three (3) or more
			 individuals who are not members of the same family, but live within the same
			 household. Any restriction for this type of facility is included under
			 restrictions for a health care facility. (3-17-22)
12.
Restriction
. (3-17-22)
a. To limit the activities of a person to
			 reduce the risk of transmitting a communicable disease. Activities of
			 individuals are restricted or limited to reduce the risk of disease
			 transmission until such time that they are no longer considered a health risk
			 to others. (3-17-22)
b. A food
			 employee who is restricted must not work with exposed food, clean equipment,
			 utensils, linens, and unwrapped single-service or single-use articles. A
			 restricted employee may still work at a food establishment as outlined in the
			 IDAPA 16.02.19, "Idaho Food Code." (3-17-22)