Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 91 - CANCER › Subchapter A - CANCER REGISTRY › Section 91.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Act--The
				  Texas Cancer Incidence Reporting Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter
				  82.
(2) Cancer--Includes a large
				  group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal
				  cells; any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion,
				  and metastasis; a cellular tumor the natural course of which is fatal,
				  including intracranial and central nervous system malignant, borderline, and
				  benign tumors as required by the national program of cancer registries; and
				  malignant neoplasm, other than non-melanoma skin cancers such as basal and
				  squamous cell carcinomas.
(3)
				  Cancer Reporting Handbook--The Texas Cancer Registry's manual for reporting
				  entities that documents reporting procedures and format.
(4) Clinical laboratory--An accredited
				  facility in which tests are performed identifying findings of anatomical
				  changes; specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are
				  made.
(5) Confidential cancer
				  data--Information that includes items that may identify an individual, and is
				  subject to Health and Safety Code, §
										82.009.
(6) Department--Department of State Health
				  Services.
(7) Health care
				  facility--A general or special hospital as defined by the Health and Safety
				  Code, Chapter 241; an ambulatory surgical center licensed under the Health and
				  Safety Code, Chapter 243; an institution licensed under the Health and Safety
				  Code, Chapter 242; or any other facility, including an outpatient clinic, that
				  provides diagnostic or treatment services to patients with cancer.
(8) Health care practitioner--A physician as
				  defined by Occupations Code, §
										151.002 or a person
				  who practices dentistry as described by the Occupations Code, §
										251.003.
(9) Quality assurance--Operational procedures
				  by which the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the information reported
				  to the department can be determined and verified.
(10) Report--Information provided to the
				  department that notifies the appropriate authority of the occupancy of a
				  specific cancer in a person, including all information required to be provided
				  to the department.
(11) Reporting
				  Entity--A reporting entity may include a health care facility, clinical
				  laboratory, health care practitioner, or a health information exchange as
				  defined by Health and Safety Code, §
										182.151.
(12) Research--A systematic investigation,
				  including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or
				  contribute to generalizable knowledge.
(13) Statistical cancer data--Aggregate
				  presentation of individual records on cancer cases excluding patient
				  identifying information.
(14) Texas
				  Cancer Registry--The cancer incidence reporting system administered by the
				  Department of State Health Services.