Section He-P 307.02 - Definitions(a) "Administering health care provider" means a health care provider whose medical focus is limited to completing a screening checklist for contraindications and administering an immunization.(b) "Authorized user" means a person or entity which is authorized to enter information into or access certain information contained in the registry, including: (1) Administering, current, and former health care providers;(2) Health care providers;(4) Licensed child care agencies;(5) The department's division of public health services; and(6) Designated individuals of (1)-(5) above.(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or their designee.(d) "Current health care provider" means a health care provider who the patient has chosen for ongoing health care and who maintains a complete medical history of the patient.(e) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.(f) "Former health care provider" means a health care provider that is no longer a patient's current health care provider.(g) "Health care provider" means "health care provider" as defined in RSA 141-C:2, X-a. namely, "any licensed person who or entity which provides health care services, including but not limited to, hospitals, medical clinics and offices, clinical laboratories, physicians, naturopaths, chiropractors, pharmacists, dentists, registered or other nurses, and nurse practitioners, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians." This term also includes other immunization providers.(h) "Immunization" means "immunization" as defined in RSA 141-C:2, XI-a, namely, "inoculation with a specific antigen to promote antibody formation in the body" or "immunizing agent" as defined in RSA 141-C:2, XI-b namely, "a vaccine, antitoxin, or other substance used to increase a person's immunity to a disease."(i) "Immunization event" means an immunization or immunoglobulin administration, exemption, refusal as defined in (s) below, or adverse reaction.(j) "Managed care organization" means an entity which offers a managed care plan, as defined in RSA 420-J:3, XXV, namely, "a health benefit plan that either requires a covered person to use, or creates incentives, including financial incentives, for a covered person to use health care providers managed, owned, under contract with, or employed by the health carrier."(k) "New Hampshire immunization registry (registry)" means a single repository of accurate, complete, and current immunization records to aid, coordinate, and promote effective and cost-efficient disease prevention and control efforts for New Hampshire residents.(l) "Opt-in" means the process an individual follows to elect to participate in the registry and, after which, one's personal data will be provided to the registry.(m) "Opt-out" means the process an individual follows to elect not to participate in the registry and, after which, one's personal data will not be provided to the registry.(n) "Patient" means an adult individual or minor child who receives an immunization or other health care services in New Hampshire.(o) "Personal data" means a registrant's name, date of birth, race, ethnicity, gender, address, contact information, immunization information, and immunization events.(p) "Public health purpose" means a population-based activity or individual effort primarily aimed at the prevention of injury, disease, or premature mortality, or the promotion of health in the community.(q) "Read-only rights" means the ability of the data to be accessed but not entered or modified.(r) "Read/write rights" means the ability of the data to be accessed, entered, or modified.(s) "Refusal" means the act of not receiving an immunization on a particular day or at a particular medical appointment, for such reasons as, wanting to delay the immunization to another time, not wanting a particular immunization at that time, behavioral or medical issues at the time of immunization, or a religious exemption from a particular immunization. This term does not include refusal to participate in the registry.(t) "Registrant" means the patient who did not opt-out of the registry prior to the statutory change, effective July 1, 2023, who has opted-in to the registry, or who has not withdrawn from the registry.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 307.02
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