The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Act--The Texas Cancer Incidence Reporting Act,
Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 82.
(2) Cancer--Includes a large group of diseases characterized
by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells; any condition
of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis;
a cellular tumor the natural course of which is fatal, including intracranial
and central nervous system malignant, borderline, and benign tumors
as required by the national program of cancer registries; and malignant
neoplasm, other than non-melanoma skin cancers such as basal and squamous
cell carcinomas.
(3) Cancer Reporting Handbook--The Texas Cancer Registry’s
manual for reporting entities that documents reporting procedures
and format.
(4) Clinical laboratory--An accredited facility in
which tests are performed identifying findings of anatomical changes;
specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made.
(5) Confidential cancer data--Information that includes
items that may identify an individual, and is subject to Health and
Safety Code, §82.009.
(6) Department--Department of State Health Services.
(7) Health care facility--A general or special hospital
as defined by the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 241; an ambulatory
surgical center licensed under the Health and Safety Code, Chapter
243; an institution licensed under the Health and Safety Code, Chapter
242; or any other facility, including an outpatient clinic, that provides
diagnostic or treatment services to patients with cancer.
(8) Health care practitioner--A physician as defined
by Occupations Code, §151.002 or a person who practices dentistry
as described by the Occupations Code, §251.003.
(9) Quality assurance--Operational procedures by which
the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the information reported
to the department can be determined and verified.
(10) Report--Information provided to the department
that notifies the appropriate authority of the occupancy of a specific
cancer in a person, including all information required to be provided
to the department.
(11) Reporting Entity--A reporting entity may include
a health care facility, clinical laboratory, health care practitioner,
or a health information exchange as defined by Health and Safety Code, §182.151.
(12) Research--A systematic investigation, including
research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop
or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
(13) Statistical cancer data--Aggregate presentation
of individual records on cancer cases excluding patient identifying
information.
(14) Texas Cancer Registry--The cancer incidence reporting
system administered by the Department of State Health Services.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §91.2 adopted to be effective November 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 10387; amended to be effective July 9, 2006, 31 TexReg 5300; amended to be effective August 14, 2011, 36 TexReg 4963; amended to be effective April 2, 2017, 42 TexReg 1450 |
