HAR §11-156-2. (2) "Contact isolation", to prevent transmission of less highly transmissible diseases spread primarily by close or direct contact

(3) "Respiratory isolation", to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases over short distances through the air. "Laboratory" means any institution, building or place (including a blood bank) in which or by which operations or procedures for the microbiologic, serologic, chemical, hematologic, biophysical, toxicologic, cytologic or pathologic examinations of specimens taken from the human or animal body or the environment are performed to obtain information to guide diagnosis, prophylaxis or treatment. "Observation" means the practice of close medical or other supervision of contacts in order to permit prompt recognition of infection or illness but without restricting their movements. "Outbreak" means the occurrence in a community or region of an illness clearly in excess of normal expectancy. "Positive HIV test result" means the reported result of any test that unequivocally indicates that the subject of the test is infected with HIV. This includes any positive confirmatory HIV antibody test, any positive HIV detection test, and any viral load test which indicates a viral load above the minimum limit for detection level. "Practitioner" means a physician who is licensed under the provisions of chapter 453 or 460, HRS, a physician assistant licensed under the provisions of chapter 453, HRS, or an advanced practice registered nurse recognized under the provisions of chapter 457, HRS, and shall include those persons authorized to practice medicine as a physician or nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse in federal facilities located in the State. "Provisional diagnosis" means the most likely diagnosis based on clinical history and signs and/or symptoms, pending laboratory confirmation. 156 - 4 B6 11 §11-156-3 "School" means any day care center, child care facility, head start program, preschool, kindergarten, elementary or secondary school, public or private, university or college, or vocational school, including any special school for children in the State. "Sexually transmitted infection" means an infection that is commonly transmitted through sexual contact. Sexual contact includes and is not limited to oral contact, vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, and oral-genital and oral-oral contact. "Suspected case" means a person whose medical history and symptoms suggest that he or she may have or be developing some communicable disease. [Eff 11/05/81; am and comp 5/24/90; am and comp 10/23/97; am and comp 8/27/01; am and comp MAR 13 2008 ] (Auth: HRS §§321-9, 325-13, 325-55) (Imp: HRS §§321-1, 325-13)