Definitions

As used in this article, the following words shall have the meanings given to them in this section, unless otherwise made inappropriate by use and context. 1. "Afflicted" means having documented active tuberculous disease. 2. "Communicable" means capable of being transmitted from one person to another. 3. "Contagious" means bearing contagion and communicable by contact. 4. "Contract" means an agreement (monetarily) between the state health department and any hospital for the care of a tuberculosis patient. 5. "Designee" means a state health department employee designated to administer the tuberculosis control program. 6. "Epidemiology" means the process of controlling a disease in a population. 7. "Evaluation" means medical and medication status, determined by physician, nurse practitioner, or nurse. 8. "Inpatient" means hospitalized for treatment of tuberculous disease. 9. "Isolation" means separation, for the period of communicability, of infected persons from others, to prevent conveyance of infectious agent to susceptible persons. 10. "License hospital" means any hospital which is licensed by the hospital facilities division of the state department of health. 11. "Outpatient" means being followed for treatment, diagnostic, and epidemiologic purposes. 12. "Practicing physician" means any licensed medical doctor practicing medicine. 13. "Quarantine" means limitation of freedom of movement of a diseased person until the person is no longer a public health hazard. 14. "Recalcitrant" means a person with active, contagious tuberculosis not responsive to handling or treatment. 15. "State health council" means the policymaking body of the state health department. 16. "Suspect" means a person whose medical history and symptoms suggests that the person may be developing some communicable disease. 17. "Temporary order" means process by which an individual in question is commanded to appear and answer cause.