44:22:01:01.  Definitions. Terms used in this article mean:

 

          (1)  "Abstract," a summary from the medical record of pertinent cancer information about the patient, the disease, the cancer-directed treatment, and the disease process from the time of diagnosis until the patient's death;

 

          (2)  "Cancer," includes:

 

               (a)  Any malignant and in situ neoplasm of any site, excluding any basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin;

               (b)  Any basal and squamous cell carcinoma of any mucoepidermoid site; and

               (c)  Any brain and central nervous system neoplasm regardless of malignancy;

 

          (3)  "Central cancer registry," "SDCR," the South Dakota Cancer Registry, the central database of cancer cases in South Dakota maintained by the department;

 

          (4)  "Department," the South Dakota Department of Health;

 

          (5)  "Disease index," a listing of patients from a reporting entity organized by a disease or diagnosis code;

 

          (6)  "Free-standing radiology center," a radiology center operating independently of a hospital system;

 

          (7)  "Hospital," an establishment licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 34-12;

 

          (8)  "NAACCR," the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries;

 

          (9)  "NPCR," the National Program of Cancer Registries;

 

          (10)  "Nurse midwife," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-9A;

 

          (11)  "Nurse practitioner," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-9A;

 

          (12)  "Pathology laboratory," a health care facility responsible for the microscopic analysis of tissues and body fluids;

 

          (13)  "Physician," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-4;

 

          (14)  "Physician assistant," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-4A;

 

          (15)  "Primary cancer site," the site where a cancer originates;

 

          (16)  "Record," any section of a patient's health information file that is needed for a complete cancer abstract;

 

          (17)  "Research," any systematic investigation designed to answer a defined scientific question that requires collection and analysis of data in order to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge;

 

          (18)  "Researcher," the primary investigator or project director of a study; and

 

          (19)  "Tumor registry," a data collection management system with complete cancer abstracts in a NAACCR layout.

 

          Source: 18 SDR 142, effective March 9, 1992; 29 SDR 21, effective August 27, 2002; 32 SDR 69, effective November 7, 2005.

          General Authority: SDCL 1-43-13.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 1-43-11, 1-43-13.