410 IAC 1-2.5-26 "Disease intervention specialist" or "DIS" defined

Sec. 26. "Disease intervention specialist" or "DIS" means an individual authorized by the department's division of HIV/STD, STD prevention program, trained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV in an effort to intervene on disease transmission, elicit partners, and complete partner notifications. These individuals work under the authority of the department's division of HIV/STD, STD prevention program. Only state authorized DIS are permitted to investigate HIV and syphilis cases. This definition applies to all state authorized DIS regardless of funding source.