Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 567 - State Central Cancer Registry › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:567-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Cancer diseases"
means a general term
				  frequently used to indicate any of various types of malignant neoplasms, most
				  of which invade surrounding tissues, may metastasize to several sites, and are
				  likely to recur after attempted removal and to cause death of the patient
				  unless adequately treated; especially, any such carcinoma or sarcoma, but in
				  ordinary usage, especially the former.
"Clinic"
means any licensed facility serving
				  persons on an out-patient basis which provides diagnostic and/or treatment of
				  cancerous diseases and precancerous conditions.
"Commissioner"
means the Oklahoma Commissioner
				  of Health.
"Confidentiality pledge"
means a legal document
				  acknowledging the confidential and sensitive nature of personal data stored in
				  the State Central Cancer Registry which prohibits the release of registry data
				  without the written consent of the Commissioner of Health.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma State Department
				  of Health.
"Dentist"
means a person trained in the
				  diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of the teeth and related
				  structures of the oral cavity who is licensed by the Board of Governors
				  Registered Dentists State of Oklahoma and qualified to practice
				  dentistry.
"Diagnostic services"
means any service which
				  entails the diagnosis of a cancerous disease or precancerous condition,
				  including such services as those provided by Oncologists, Pathologists,
				  Radiologists, and surgeons.
"Facility"
means any licensed or certified
				  medical facility or establishment which provides diagnostic and/or treatment
				  services for cancerous diseases and precancerous conditions.
"Histology"
means the microscopic description of
				  the type of cells in the specimen examined pathologically. The components of
				  the histology shall include but not limited to: Morphology, Behavior, and
				  Grade.
"Hospital"
means any medical facility licensed
				  by the state to provide medical care on an in-patient or out-patient basis for
				  the diseases of cancer, for precancerous conditions, or for early detection
				  services related to the detection and treatment of cancerous and precancerous
				  conditions.
"Hospital identifier"
means a unique code
				  assigned to each hospital in the state which serves to uniquely identify each
				  hospital in the State Central Cancer Registry, to assure the proper assignment
				  of cancer data to the correct hospital.
"In situ"
means local within the original place,
				  or a growth of abnormal cells which is detected in its anatomic site of
				  origin.
"Laboratory"
means any accredited or certified
				  laboratory which provides cytopathology services for defining the degree of
				  abnormality of cells related to both cancerous and precancerous
				  conditions.
"Pathologist"
means any person who is licensed
				  by the State and has board certification to perform pathology and performs the
				  scientific study of the nature of disease, its causes, processes, development,
				  and consequences. This includes the study of the anatomic or functional
				  manifestations of cancerous disease and precancerous conditions.
"Pathology laboratory identifier"
means a unique
				  code assigned to an approved medical laboratory which provides cytopathology
				  services for defining the behavior and degree of abnormality of a patient's
				  laboratory specimen.
"Physician"
means any person who has completed a
				  course of medical training, has received a degree and is licensed by the
				  Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure or the Oklahoma Osteopathic Board of
				  Examiners to practice medicine.
"Precancerous condition"
means exhibiting a
				  likelihood of becoming cancerous.
"Registry"
means a computerized system for
				  collecting and compiling cancer data in a standard format, with the functional
				  ability to merge data from various sources and perform correlations between a
				  variety of data elements within the system. The Registry is also designed to
				  produce summary reports and statistical analysis reports of the data contained
				  in the Registry.
"Stage of disease"
means terms frequently used
				  to describe stage of disease: localized (if limited to the primary site),
				  regional (if the disease has spread to adjacent organs or tissues and/or
				  regional lymph nodes), and distant (if the cancer has spread to distant organs
				  or nodes.)
"TNM"
means the summary stage of a tumor, "T"
				  meaning tumor, "N" meaning nodes and "M" meaning metastasis.
"Treatment services"
means any type of treatment
				  delivery for cancerous disease or precancerous conditions, performed in a
				  medical facility on an out-patient or in-patient basis.
"Tumorous"
means a circumscribed,
				  non-inflammatory growth arising from existing tissue but growing independently
				  of the normal rate or structural development of such tissue and serving no
				  physiological function.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 3959,
				  eff 6-21-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 1691, eff 6-12-95; Amended at 14 Ok
				  Reg 3138, eff 7-25-97; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2944, eff
				  7-13-00