Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.171 - Definitions
Rule 1.
(1) As used
in these rules:
(a) "Appropriate local health
department" means the local health department that has jurisdiction where an
individual who has a disease or condition that is required to be reported
resides or the local health department of the county in which the service
facility is located.
(b) "Code"
means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.
(c) "Communicable" means capable of being
transmitted from individual to individual, from animal to individual, or from
an inanimate reservoir to an individual.
(d) "Department" means the Michigan
department of community health.
(e)
"Director" means the state director of community health or his or her
designee.
(f) "Epidemic" means any
increase in the number of cases, above the number of expected cases, of any
disease, infection, or other condition in a specific time period, area, or
demographic segment of the population.
(g) "Local health officer" means the health
officer, or his or her designee, in the appropriate local health
department.
(h) "Medical and
epidemiological information" means any of the following:
(i) Medical histories.
(ii) Results of examinations.
(iii) Findings on laboratory tests.
(iv) Diagnoses.
(v) Treatments employed.
(vi) Outcomes.
(vii) Description and source of suspected
causative agents.
(viii) Any other
information that is pertinent to an investigation which is requested by the
local health department or the department in the course of that
investigation.
(i)
"Novel influenza" means any strains or subtypes of influenza viruses not
included in the current year influenza vaccine formulation.
(k) "Venereal disease" means any of the
following:
(i) Syphilis.
(ii) Gonorrhea.
(iii) Chancroid.
(iv) Lymphogranuloma venereum.
(v) Granuloma inguinale.
(2) Unless the context requires
otherwise or as further clarified in these rules, terms defined in the code
have the same meanings when used in these rules.
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