Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64D - Division of Disease Control › Chapter 64D-2 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) › Section 64D-2.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unless defined below, words and phrases used in this chapter
				  have the same meaning as in Section
				   381.004(1),
				  F.S.
(1) "Blood" - Whole human blood
				or components of human blood, including plasma.
(2) "Blood Establishment" - Any facility in
				Florida as defined in Section
				 381.06014, F.S., and meeting the
				requirements of 21 C.F.R. pts. 211 and 600-640 (04/01/2015), as incorporated by
				reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07350
,
				and
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07351
.
(3) "Confirmatory test" - A corroborative or
				supplemental HIV test licensed by the United States Food and Drug
				Administration (FDA) to validate a positive preliminary HIV test; or other
				supplemental or corroborative tests authorized by the HIV/AIDS Program in
				consultation with either the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
				the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors, or
				the FDA.
(4) "Health care facility"
				- A hospital, nursing home, clinic, blood bank, plasma center, sperm bank,
				clinical laboratory, intermediate care facility, ambulatory surgical center,
				public health facility licensed under Chapter 154, F.S., mental health facility
				licensed under Chapter 394, F.S., or drug treatment or rehabilitation facility
				licensed under Chapter 397, F.S., emergency center, walk-in emergency clinic,
				birthing center, or health maintenance organization.
(5) "Health care provider" - Any licensed
				physician, dentist, podriatric physician, naturopath, nurse, advanced
				registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), physician assistant, dental assistant,
				dental hygienist, paramedic, emergency medical technician, psychologist, mental
				health professional, lay midwife, any person licensed under the Division of
				Medical Quality Assurance at the DOH, an administrator, employee or agent of a
				health care facility or other person providing medical, nursing, psychological,
				or other health care services or medical or other students receiving training
				as health care professionals at a health care facility.
(6) "Laboratory" - Any facility certified by
				the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the federal Clinical
				Laboratory Improvement Amendments and the federal rules adopted thereunder
				where HIV tests are performed. This definition does not include blood
				establishments.
(7) "Medical
				personnel" - An authorized agent or employee of a health care facility, health
				care provider, health care professional, blood establishment; a licensed or
				certified health care professional; a medical or other student receiving
				training as a health care professional at a health care facility; a paramedic
				or emergency medical technician certified by the Department to perform life
				support procedures pursuant to the provisions of Section
				 401.23, F.S.
(8) "Reasonable attempt" - A documented
				effort to locate an individual, for example: contact by last known phone
				number, relative's phone number, agency contacts, or certified mail.
(9) "Residential facility" - A facility
				providing room and board and personal care for people in their
				care.
Rulemaking Authority
					 381.003(2),
					 381.004(9),
					 381.0041(10)
					 FS. Law Implemented  381.0011,
					  381.003,
					  381.004 FS.
New 11-6-85, Formerly 10D-93.62, Amended 7-12-89, 5-30-90,
					 1-20-92, 5-1-96, Formerly 10D-93.062, Amended 8-24-99, 1-3-13, 9-5-16,
					 3-9-20.