Ohio Admin. Code 3701-55-01 - Definitions
(A) "Bureau of
public health laboratory " means the bureau which is responsible for operating
the Ohio department of health laboratory established by section
3701.22 of the Revised
Code.
(B) "Certified nurse midwife "
means a registered nurse who holds a valid certificate of authority issued
under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the practice of nursing
as a certified nurse midwife in accordance with section
4723.43 of the Revised Code and
rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(C) "Certified nurse practitioner " means a
registered nurse who holds a valid certificate of authority issued under
Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the practice of nursing as a
certified nurse practitioner in accordance with section
4723.43 of the Revised Code and
rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(D) "Clinical nurse specialist " means a
registered nurse who holds a valid certificate of authority issued under
Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the practice of nursing as a
clinical nurse specialist in accordance with section
4723.43 of the Revised Code and
rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(E) "Director " means the director of health
or his or her designee.
(F)
"Freestanding birthing center " means a facility other than a hospital perinatal
unit providing obstetrical delivery services registered under section
3702.30 of the Revised
Code.
(G) "Health commissioner "
means the health commissioner of a general, city or county health district or
the individual with the responsibilities of a health commissioner in a city or
county health district .
(H)
"Hospital " means an institution classified and registered as a hospital under
section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that
has a maternity unit or newborn nursery.
(I) "Physician " means an individual
authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and
surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(J) "Bureau for
children
Children with medical handicaps
program" means a health care program in the Ohio
department of health established by section
3701.023 of the Revised
Code.
(K) "Initial specimen " means
the first satisfactory newborn screening blood sample collected on an
infant.
(L) "Repeat specimen " means
a newborn screening blood sample collected subsequent to a satisfactory initial
specimen .
(M) "Unsatisfactory
specimen " means a newborn screening blood sample for which testing cannot be
performed or interpreted due to errors occurring during the collection,
shipping, or testing phase.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3701.501
Rule Amplifies: 3701.501
Prior Effective Dates: 02/15/1999, 03/17/2003 (Emer.), 06/15/2003, 02/13/2009, 02/13/2014
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