South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-112 - Implementation of Emergency Health Powers Act › Section 61-112.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise defined below, terms in this regulation have
				the definitions set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Section
				44-4-130,
				S.C. Code Ann. Section
				44-29-10(C),
				and S.C. Code Ann. Regulation 61-20.
"Administer"--the direct application of a drug or device
				pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner to the body of a patient by
				injection, inhalation, ingestion, topical application, or any other
				means.
"Commissioner"--the commissioner of the Department of Health
				and Environmental Control (DHEC) or his designee.
"Dispense"--the transfer of possession of one or more doses of
				a drug or device by a licensed pharmacist or person permitted by law, to the
				ultimate consumer or his agent pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner in
				a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to, or
				use by, a patient. As an element of dispensing, the dispenser shall, before the
				actual physical transfer, interpret and assess the prescription order for
				potential adverse reactions or side effects, interactions, allergies, dosage,
				and regimen the dispenser considers appropriate in the exercise of his
				professional judgment, and the dispenser shall determine that the drug or
				device called for by the prescription is ready for dispensing. The dispenser
				shall also provide counseling on proper drug usage, either orally or in
				writing, as provided in this chapter. The actual sales transaction and delivery
				of a drug or device is not considered dispensing and the administration is
				not.
"Distribute"--the delivery of a drug or device other than by
				administering or dispensing
"Emergency medical services"--the arrangement of personnel,
				facilities, and equipment for the delivery of health care services under
				emergency conditions.
"First Responder"--a health care worker, disaster relief
				worker, public safety officer, mortuary staff, or other individuals directly
				engaged in examining, treating or directing persons or animals during a Public
				Health Emergency.
"Initiating Event"--1) the release of contaminants or
				infectious agents, 2) the spread of communicable disease, or 3) an accumulation
				of observations which lead to the conclusion that contamination may have been
				released, or that a communicable disease has begun to spread by either a
				natural or intentional event, with the potential for widespread public health
				impact. The existence of an Initiating Event may be inferred, based upon data
				and observations, and need not be a discrete event localized in time or
				place.
"Medical Supplies"--antitoxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing
				agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies
"Official List of Reportable Diseases"--the list published
				pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Regulation Regulation
				61-20 as amended from time to
				time.
"Route of Transmission"--the pathway by which an individual may
				be exposed to an infectious or communicable disease, or chemical or
				radiological contamination; includes consideration of physical pathways
				(aerosol, droplet, vapor, blood-borne, body fluids, or direct contact),
				biological pathways (human to human, animal to human, or other biological
				vectors), and receptor route (inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption).
"Strategic National Stockpile" or "SNS"--a national repository
				of antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, life-support medications, IV
				administration, airway maintenance supplies, and medical/surgical items. The
				SNS is designed to supplement and re-supply state and local public health
				agencies in the event of a national emergency anywhere and at anytime within
				the U.S. or its territories.