Section 16.02.10.010 - DEFINITIONS A THROUGH KFor the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply.
01.Airborne Precautions. Methods used to prevent airborne transmission of infectious agents, as described in "Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals," incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.02.Approved Fecal Specimens. Specimens of feces obtained from the designated person who has not taken any antibiotic orally or parenterally for two (2) days prior to the collection of the fecal specimen. The specimen must be collected and transported to the laboratory in a manner appropriate for the test to be performed.03.Bite or Other Exposure to Rabies. Bite or bitten means that the skin of the person or animal has been nipped or gripped, or has been wounded or pierced, including scratches, and includes probable contact of saliva with a break or abrasion of the skin. The term "exposure" also includes contact of saliva with any mucous membrane. In the case of bats, even in the absence of an apparent bite, scratch, or mucous membrane contact, exposure may have occurred, as described in "Human Rabies Prevention -- United States," incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.04.Board. The Idaho State Board of Health and Welfare as described in Section 56-1005, Idaho Code.05.Cancer Data Registry of Idaho (CDRI). The agency performing cancer registry services under a contractual agreement with the Department as described in Section 57-1703, Idaho Code.06.Cancers. Cancers that are designated reportable include the following as described in Section 57-1703, Idaho Code: a. In-situ or malignant neoplasms, but excluding basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin unless occurring on a mucous membrane and excluding in-situ neoplasms of the cervix.b. Benign tumors of the brain, meninges, pineal gland, or pituitary gland.07.Carrier. A carrier is a person who can transmit a communicable disease to another person, but may not have symptoms of the disease.08.Case.a. A person, who has been diagnosed as having a specific disease or condition by a physician or other health care provider, is considered a case. The diagnosis may be based on clinical judgment, on laboratory evidence, or on both criteria. Individual case definitions are described in "National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System Case Definitions," incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.b. A laboratory detection of a disease or condition as listed in Section 050 of these rules and as further outlined in Sections 100 through 949 of these rules.09.Cohort System. A communicable disease control mechanism in which cases having the same disease are temporarily segregated to continue to allow supervision and structured attendance in a daycare or health care facility.10.Communicable Disease. A disease that may be transmitted from one (1) person or an animal to another person either by direct contact or through an intermediate host, vector, inanimate object, or other means that may result in infection, illness, disability, or death.11.Contact. A contact is a person who has been exposed to a case or a carrier of a communicable disease while the disease was communicable, or a person by whom a case or carrier of a communicable disease could have been exposed to the disease.12.Contact Precautions. Methods used to prevent contact transmission of infectious agents, as described in the "Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals," incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.13.Daycare. Care and supervision provided for compensation during part of a twenty-four (24) hour day, for a child or children not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the care, in a place other than the child's or children's own home or homes as described by Section 39-1102, Idaho Code.14.Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare or its designee.15.Director. The Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare or their designee as described under Sections 56-1003 and 39-414(2), Idaho Code, and Section 950 of these rules.16.Division of Public Health Administrator. A person appointed by the Director to oversee the administration of the Division of Public Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or their designee.17.Droplet Precautions. Methods used to prevent droplet transmission of infectious agents, as described in the "Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals," incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.18.Exclusion. An exclusion for a food service facility means a person is prevented from working as a food employee or entering a food establishment except for those areas open to the general public as outlined in the IDAPA 16.02.19, "Idaho Food Code."19.Extraordinary Occurrence of Illness Including Clusters. Rare diseases and unusual outbreaks of illness that may be a risk to the public are considered an extraordinary occurrence of illness. Illnesses related to drugs, foods, contaminated medical devices, contaminated medical products, illnesses related to environmental contamination by infectious or toxic agents, unusual syndromes, or illnesses associated with occupational exposure to physical or chemical agents may be included in this definition.20.Fecal Incontinence. A condition in which temporarily, as with severe diarrhea, or long-term, as with a child or adult requiring diapers, there is an inability to hold feces in the rectum, resulting in involuntary voiding of stool.21.Foodborne Disease Outbreak. An outbreak is when two (2) or more persons experience a similar illness after ingesting a common food.22.Food Employee. An individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces as defined in IDAPA 16.02.19, "Idaho Food Code."23.Health Care Facility. An establishment organized and operated to provide health care to three (3) or more individuals who are not members of the immediate family. This definition includes hospitals, intermediate care facilities, residential care and assisted living facilities.24.Health Care Provider. A person who has direct or supervisory responsibility for the delivery of health care or medical services. This includes: licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, chiropractors, and administrators, superintendents, and managers of clinics, hospitals, and licensed laboratories.25.Health District. Any one (1) of the seven (7) public health districts as established by Section 39-409, Idaho Code, and described in Section 030 of these rules.26.Health District Director. Any one (1) of the public health districts' directors appointed by the Health District's Board as described in Section 39-413, Idaho Code, or their designee.28.Isolation. The separation of a person known or suspected to be infected with an infectious agent, or contaminated from chemical or biological agents, from other persons to such places, under such conditions, and for such time as will prevent transmission of the infectious agent or further contamination. The place of isolation will be designated by the Director under Section 56-1003(7), Idaho Code, and Section 065 of these rules.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.02.10.010