North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 47 - INFORMATION SERVICES › Subchapter B - CANCER REGISTRY › Section .0100 - CANCER REGISTRY › Section 47B .0102 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply throughout this
					 Section:
(1) "Abstract" refers to a
				  document or documents, including electronic documents and files, containing
				  information drawn from a cancer patient's medical record.
(2) "Cancer registrar" is a registrar who
				  abstracts information from the medical records of cancer patients.
(3) "Death match" refers to the procedure of
				  comparing registry cases with death certificate information, for confirmation
				  of the reported death of any cancer patient, to determine if the cancer
				  constituted the cause of death, and for identification of cases missed in
				  routine reporting procedures.
(4)
				  "Definitive treatment" refers to all methods of treatment intended to modify or
				  control the cancer including no treatment, palliative care, and follow-up
				  care.
(5) "Follow-up information"
				  is information on the post-treatment status of a cancer patient whose abstract
				  was submitted to the registry previously.
(6) "Identifying information" is any portion
				  of any abstract that might reveal the personal identity of a cancer
				  patient.
(7) "Morphologic
				  information" refers to pathology, cytology, tumor markers, or laboratory tests
				  that identify cell types of malignant neoplasms.
(8) "Palliative treatment" refers to
				  treatment that is not intended to effect a cure, but the treatment procedure is
				  expected to improve "quality of life" by temporarily relieving distressing
				  symptoms.
(9) "Participating
				  facility" is a health care facility that submits abstracts to the
				  registry.
(10) "Pathology report"
				  is the written report generated by a pathologist, stating the diagnostic
				  interpretation of tissue samples or cellular material examined by the
				  pathologist.
(11) "Personnel" means
				  persons who are employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, or
				  who are persons who provide services to the central cancer registry through a
				  written contract.
(12) "Positive
				  pathology report" is a pathology report confirming the presence of
				  cancer.
(13) "Registrar" is an
				  employee of a health care facility who prepares abstracts of medical
				  records.
(14) "Registry" is the
				  central cancer registry. The registry is administratively assigned to the State
				  Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human
				  Services.
(15) "Statistical report"
				  refers to a report generated by the registry for informational or educational
				  purposes. A statistical report contains aggregated data and does not contain
				  identifying information.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 130A-205;
					 130A-208 through
					 130A-213;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1983;
Transferred and Recodified from
					 10 NCAC
					 08A .0802 Eff. April 4, 1990;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2001; December 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 20,
					 2015.