Definitions L Through Z

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply. (3-17-22) 01. Laboratory Director. A person directly responsible for the operation of a licensed laboratory or their designee. (7-1-26) 02. Laboratory. A medical diagnostic laboratory that is inspected, licensed, or approved by the Department or licensed according to the provisions of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act by the United States Health Care and Financing Administration. Laboratory may also refer to the Idaho State Public Health Laboratory, and to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (3-17-22) 03. Livestock. Livestock as defined by the Idaho Department of Agriculture in IDAPA 02.04.03, “Rules Governing Animal Industry.” (3-17-22) 04. Medical Record. Hospital or medical records compiled for the purpose of recording a medical history, diagnostic studies, laboratory tests, treatments, or rehabilitation. (7-1-26) 05. Outbreak. An unusual rise in the incidence of a disease. An outbreak may consist of a single case. (3-17-22) 06. Personal Care. The service provided by one (1) person to another for the purpose of feeding, bathing, dressing, assisting with personal hygiene, changing diapers, changing bedding, and other services involving direct physical contact. (3-17-22) 07. Physician. A person as defined in Section 54-1803, Idaho Code. (3-17-22) 08. Quarantine. The restriction placed on a person exposed to an infectious or communicable disease, to a person displaying unknown symptoms, or to a contamination from a chemical, nuclear, or biological agent as defined in Section 56-1003, Idaho Code. (7-1-26) 09. Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (rPEP). The administration of a rabies vaccine series with or without the antirabies immune globulin, depending on pre-exposure vaccination status, following a documented or suspected rabies exposure. (7-1-26) 10. Residential Care Facility. A facility as defined in 39-3302(27), Idaho Code. (7-1-26) 11. Restriction. The limitation of a person’s activities to reduce the risk of transmitting a communicable disease. (7-1-26) 12. Restrictable Disease. A communicable disease, which if left unrestricted, may have serious IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 16.02.10 Department of Health and Welfare Idaho Reportable Diseases Section 020 Page 8 consequences to the public's health. The determination of whether a disease is restrictable is based upon the specific environmental setting and the likelihood of transmission to susceptible persons. (7-1-26) 13. Severe Reaction to Any Immunization. Any serious or life-threatening condition that results directly from the administration of any immunization against a communicable disease. (3-17-22) 14. Significant Exposure to Blood or Body Fluids. A percutaneous injury, contact of mucous membrane or non-intact skin, or contact with intact skin when the duration of contact is prolonged or involves an extensive area, with blood, tissue, or other body fluids as defined in “Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis.” (7-1-26) 15. State Epidemiologist. A person employed by the Department to serve as a statewide epidemiologist or their designee. (3-17-22) 16. Suspected Case. A person diagnosed with or thought to have a particular disease or condition by a licensed physician or other health care provider. Public health suspected case definitions are described in “National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System Case Definitions.” (7-1-26) 17. Veterinarian. Any individual as defined in Section 54-2103, Idaho Code. (7-1-26) 18. Waterborne Outbreak. Two (2) or more persons with a similar illness after exposure to water from a common source and epidemiological evidence indicates water as the source of the illness. (7-1-26) 19. Working Day. As defined in 48-1002(1), Idaho Code. (7-1-26) 012. – 019. (RESERVED) 020. PERSONS REQUIRED TO REPORT REPORTABLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND SCHOOL CLOSURES. 01. Physician. A licensed physician who diagnoses, treats, or cares for a person with a reportable disease or condition must report the disease or condition to the Department or Health District. The physician is also responsible for reporting diseases and conditions diagnosed or treated by anyone under the physician’s supervision. (7-1-26) 02. Hospital or Health Care Facility Administrator. The hospital or health care facility administrator must report all persons who are diagnosed, treated, or receive care for a reportable disease or condition in their facility unless the attending physician has reported the disease or condition. (3-17-22) 03. Laboratory Director. The laboratory director must report to the Department or Health District the identification of, or laboratory findings suggestive of, the presence of the organisms, diseases, or conditions listed in of these rules. (7-1-26) 04. School Administrator. A school administrator must report diseases and conditions to the Department or Health District. A school administrator must report the closure of any public, parochial, charter, or private school within one (1) working day when, in their opinion, such closing is related to a communicable disease. (7-1-26) 05. Persons in Charge of Food Establishments. A person in charge of an eating or drinking establishment must report diseases and conditions to the Department or Health District. (7-1-26) 06. Others Required to Report Reportable Diseases. In addition to licensed physicians, reports must also be made by coroners and other health care providers as described in 39-7702, Idaho Code. (7-1-26)