Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.76 - Definitions
Rule 6. As used in these rules:
(a) "Department" means the department of
health and human services.
(b)
"Drug" means any of the following as provided in section 17703 of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17703:
(i) A
substance recognized or for which the standards or specifications are
prescribed in the official compendium.
(ii) A substance intended for use in the
diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in human
beings or other animals.
(iii) A
substance, other than food, intended to affect the structure or a function of
the body of human beings or other animals.
(iv) A substance intended for use as a
component of a substance specified in subdivision (i), (ii), or (iii), but not
including a device or its components, parts, or accessories.
(c) "Health facility" means any
facility or agency licensed under article 17 of the public health code, 1978 PA
368, MCL 333.20101 to 333.22260, that provides health care services. "Health
facility" includes a hospital, clinical laboratory, surgical outpatient
facility, health maintenance organization, nursing home, home for the aged,
rural health county medical care facility, and ambulance operation. "Health
facility" does not include any facility or agency that is prohibited by law
under 42 CFR part 2 from releasing records on substance abuse
disorders.
(d) "Health
professional" means a person licensed under article 15 of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, in medicine, osteopathic
medicine, as a physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner.
(e) "Illicit drugs" means any Schedule 1
drug, new and emerging psychoactive substances, or Schedule 2-5 drugs that are
not obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a
practitioner while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional
practice.
(f) "Local health
department" means a public health department established under the provisions
of part 24 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2401 to 333.2498, to
protect the public health and prevent disease within a specific geographic
area.
(g) "Poison" means a
substance which, when ingested, inhaled or absorbed, injected into, or
developed within the body, causes damage to structure or disturbance of
function in the body.
(h)
"Poisoning" means any morbid condition, including death, that is related to,
characterized by, affected by, induced by, or a product of a poison as defined
in subrule (g)."
(i) "Public health
investigation" means the collection of medical, epidemiologic, exposure, and
other information to determine the magnitude and cause of illness or injury,
which is used to determine appropriate actions to prevent or mitigate
additional illness or injury.
(j)
"Substance use disorder services" means substance use disorder prevention,
treatment, and rehabilitation services established under the provisions of
article 6 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.6230 to 333.6251, to
reduce the consequences of substance use disorders in individuals and
communities.
Notes
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