South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-45 - South Carolina Central Cancer Registry › Section 61-45.B - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. "South Carolina
			 Central Cancer Registry (SCCCR)" means the population-based cancer data system
			 for the collection, storage, maintenance, analysis, and dissemination of all
			 cancer cases occurring in South Carolina, diagnosed after December 31, 1995,
			 under the administration of the South Carolina Department of Health and
			 Environmental Control (DHEC).
2.
			 "Reportable cases" means all malignant tumors, pathologically or clinically
			 diagnosed, including in situ and invasive carcinomas, sarcomas, melanomas,
			 leukemias, and lymphomas, excluding carcinoma in situ of the cervix, and all
			 basal and squamous cell carcinomas of non-genital skin sites. Malignant tumors
			 of the skin of genital sites as described in the current edition of the
			 International Classification of Diseases for Oncology published by the World
			 Health Organization, are reportable. Cases of reportable cancers with the
			 following ambiguous terms in the final diagnosis shall also be reported:
			 probable, suspect, suspicious, compatible with, consistent with, and most
			 likely.
3. "Health care providers"
			 means all South Carolina health care facilities and licensed practitioners that
			 diagnose or treat patients with cancer. These include, but are not limited to,
			 hospitals, independent pathology laboratories, freestanding surgical and
			 treatment centers, physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician
			 assistants.
4. "Resident of South
			 Carolina" means a person who lives and sleeps most of the time in or considers
			 their usual home to be in South Carolina as defined by the United States Census
			 Bureau.
5. "Regional registry"
			 means a population-based data system for the collection, storage, maintenance,
			 analysis and interpretation of cancer data for a designated geographic region
			 of the State.
6. "Pathologically
			 diagnosed cancer cases" means cases determined by a licensed physician to have
			 cancer present with histologic (tissue) confirmation.
7. "Clinically diagnosed cancer cases" means
			 cases determined by a licensed physician to have cancer present without
			 histologic (tissue) confirmation.
8. "North American Association of Central
			 Cancer Registries (NAACCR)" means the body that establishes standards for
			 central cancer registry operations.
9. "Department" or DHEC means the South
			 Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
10. "DHEC Cancer Control Advisory Committee
			 (CCAC)" means the multidisciplinary committee that advises the Board of DHEC
			 and the staff of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control on professional
			 issues pertaining to cancer prevention, detection, care, and surveillance. This
			 includes all SCCCR activities.
11.
			 "Surveillance Subcommittee" means the subcommittee of the DHEC Cancer Control
			 Advisory Committee that is comprised of statewide representation of cancer
			 researchers, the South Carolina Medical Association, the South Carolina
			 Hospital Association, and the South Carolina Budget and Control Board Office of
			 Research and Statistics. This subcommittee has the specific responsibility to
			 determine the appropriateness of requests for confidential data release from
			 the SCCCR.