South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 11 - DATA RELEASE FOR MEDICAL ENCOUNTER DATA & FINANCIAL REPORTS › Section 19-1101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Data Element: refers to any specific characteristic, usually
				encoded, describing a patient, the services provided to a patient or the health
				care facility, and/or the professional providing the services, during a medical
				encounter.
Encounter Level Data: refers to data gathered or organized by
				each contact between a patient and a health care professional in which care was
				given.
Health Care Facility: includes but is not limited to acute care
				hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, alcohol and substance abuse hospitals,
				tuberculosis hospitals, nursing homes, kidney disease treatment centers,
				including freestanding hemodialysis centers, ambulatory surgical facilities,
				rehabilitation facilities, residential treatment facilities for children and
				adolescents, habitation centers for persons with intellectual disability or
				persons with related conditions, and any other freestanding facility offering
				services or special equipment for which Certificate of Need review is required
				by state law. For the purposes of this document, Home Health Agencies are
				included as defined by "Licensure of Home Health Agencies Act," as a public,
				nonprofit or proprietary organization, whether owned or operated by one or more
				persons or legal entities, which furnishes or offers to furnish home health
				services.
Health Care Facility Identifiers: the name, address, and/or
				identification number of a health care facility.
Health Care Insurer: includes but is not limited to domestic
				and foreign insurers providing accident and health insurance as defined by
				38-1-20 of South Carolina Codes of laws, excluding federal and state insurers
				fund through public funds, including but not limited to, Medicare and
				Medicaid.
Health Care Insurer Identifiers: the name, address, and/or
				identification number of a health care insurer.
Health Care Professional: includes but is not limited to
				physician, physicians assistant, dentist, dental hygienist, dental technician,
				pharmacist, physical therapist, physical therapists assistant, optometrist,
				psychologist, respiratory care practitioner, registered nurse, licensed
				practical nurse, podiatrist, occupational therapist or other health care
				professional registered or licensed and practicing in South Carolina.
Health Care Professional Identifiers: the name, address, and/or
				identification number of a health care professional.
Research: means a planned and systematic sociological,
				psychological, epidemiological, biomedical, economic or other scientific
				investigations carried out by a government agency, by a scientific research
				professional associated with a bona fide scientific research organization, by a
				graduate student currently enrolled in an advanced academic degree curriculum,
				or other organizations with bona fide research capabilities with an objective
				to contribute to scientific knowledge, the solution of social and health
				problems, or the evaluation of public benefit and service programs. This
				definition excludes methods of record analysis and data collections that are
				subjective, do not permit replication, and are not designed to yield reliable
				and valid results.