As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Cancer means and includes, but is not limited to:
(A) A large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells;
(B) Any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis;
(C) A cellular tumor, the natural course of which is fatal;
(D) Malignant neoplasm; and
(E) In-situ cancer.
(2) Commissioner means the commissioner of health;
(3) Department means the department of health;
(4) Facility means a health care facility in which diagnosis or treatment services are provided to patients with cancer, including, but not limited to, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, a freestanding cancer treatment center, a radiation therapy center, a chemotherapy treatment center, a nursing home, an oncology or dermatology clinic, a laboratory, or any other facility that provides screening, detection, diagnostic or therapeutic services to patients with cancer;
(5) Health care practitioner means a physician, surgeon, or other health care professional licensed under title 63 who is engaged in diagnosing and treating patients who have cancer;
(6) Hospital means an institution as defined by § 68-11-201;
(7) In-situ cancer means an abnormality of development and organization of cells. It is a condition of early cancer, without the invasion of neighboring tissue;
(8) Laboratory means a facility where tests are performed identifying anatomical and cytological changes, and where specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made; and
(9) Medical, scientific and academic research communities means those institutions that devote a substantial part of their activity to research and that have internal procedures providing for the collection, study and protection of data.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Cancer means and includes, but is not limited to:
(A) A large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells;
(B) Any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis;
(C) A cellular tumor, the natural course of which is fatal;
(D) Malignant neoplasm; and
(E) In-situ cancer.
(2) Commissioner means the commissioner of health;
(3) Department means the department of health;
(4) Facility means a health care facility in which diagnosis or treatment services are provided to patients with cancer, including, but not limited to, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, a freestanding cancer treatment center, a radiation therapy center, a chemotherapy treatment center, a nursing home, an oncology or dermatology clinic, a laboratory, or any other facility that provides screening, detection, diagnostic or therapeutic services to patients with cancer;
(5) Health care practitioner means a physician, surgeon, or other health care professional licensed under title 63 who is engaged in diagnosing and treating patients who have cancer;
(6) Hospital means an institution as defined by § 68-11-201;
(7) In-situ cancer means an abnormality of development and organization of cells. It is a condition of early cancer, without the invasion of neighboring tissue;
(8) Laboratory means a facility where tests are performed identifying anatomical and cytological changes, and where specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made; and
(9) Medical, scientific and academic research communities means those institutions that devote a substantial part of their activity to research and that have internal procedures providing for the collection, study and protection of data.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Cancer means and includes, but is not limited to:
(A) A large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells;
(B) Any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis;
(C) A cellular tumor, the natural course of which is fatal;
(D) Malignant neoplasm; and
(E) In-situ cancer.
(2) Commissioner means the commissioner of health;
(3) Department means the department of health;
(4) Facility means a health care facility in which diagnosis or treatment services are provided to patients with cancer, including, but not limited to, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, a freestanding cancer treatment center, a radiation therapy center, a chemotherapy treatment center, a nursing home, an oncology or dermatology clinic, a laboratory, or any other facility that provides screening, detection, diagnostic or therapeutic services to patients with cancer;
(5) Health care practitioner means a physician, surgeon, or other health care professional licensed under title 63 who is engaged in diagnosing and treating patients who have cancer;
(6) Hospital means an institution as defined by § 68-11-201;
(7) In-situ cancer means an abnormality of development and organization of cells. It is a condition of early cancer, without the invasion of neighboring tissue;
(8) Laboratory means a facility where tests are performed identifying anatomical and cytological changes, and where specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made; and
(9) Medical, scientific and academic research communities means those institutions that devote a substantial part of their activity to research and that have internal procedures providing for the collection, study and protection of data.
